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1# <pre>
2# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
3# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
4
5# also includes Central America and the Caribbean
6
7# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
8# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
9# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).

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50# I even object to the implication that I am wasting something
51# valuable if I stay in bed after the sun has risen. As an admirer
52# of moonlight I resent the bossy insistence of those who want to
53# reduce my time for enjoying it. At the back of the Daylight Saving
54# scheme I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager
55# to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make
56# them healthy, wealthy and wise in spite of themselves.
57#
1# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
2# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
3
4# also includes Central America and the Caribbean
5
6# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
7# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
8# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).

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49# I even object to the implication that I am wasting something
50# valuable if I stay in bed after the sun has risen. As an admirer
51# of moonlight I resent the bossy insistence of those who want to
52# reduce my time for enjoying it. At the back of the Daylight Saving
53# scheme I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager
54# to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make
55# them healthy, wealthy and wise in spite of themselves.
56#
58# -- Robertson Davies, The diary of Samuel Marchbanks,
57# -- Robertson Davies, The diary of Samuel Marchbanks,
59# Clarke, Irwin (1947), XIX, Sunday
60#
61# For more about the first ten years of DST in the United States, see
58# Clarke, Irwin (1947), XIX, Sunday
59#
60# For more about the first ten years of DST in the United States, see
62# Robert Garland's <a href="http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/dst.html">
63# Ten years of daylight saving from the Pittsburgh standpoint
64# (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1927)</a>.
61# Robert Garland, Ten years of daylight saving from the Pittsburgh standpoint
62# (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1927)
63# <http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/dst.html>.
65#
66# Shanks says that DST was called "War Time" in the US in 1918 and 1919.
67# However, DST was imposed by the Standard Time Act of 1918, which
68# was the first nationwide legal time standard, and apparently
69# time was just called "Standard Time" or "Daylight Saving Time".
70
71# From Arthur David Olson:
72# US Daylight Saving Time ended on the last Sunday of *October* in 1974.
73# See, for example, the front page of the Saturday, 1974-10-26
74# and Sunday, 1974-10-27 editions of the Washington Post.
75
76# From Arthur David Olson:
77# Before the Uniform Time Act of 1966 took effect in 1967, observance of
78# Daylight Saving Time in the US was by local option, except during wartime.
79
80# From Arthur David Olson (2000-09-25):
81# Last night I heard part of a rebroadcast of a 1945 Arch Oboler radio drama.
82# In the introduction, Oboler spoke of "Eastern Peace Time."
83# An AltaVista search turned up
64#
65# Shanks says that DST was called "War Time" in the US in 1918 and 1919.
66# However, DST was imposed by the Standard Time Act of 1918, which
67# was the first nationwide legal time standard, and apparently
68# time was just called "Standard Time" or "Daylight Saving Time".
69
70# From Arthur David Olson:
71# US Daylight Saving Time ended on the last Sunday of *October* in 1974.
72# See, for example, the front page of the Saturday, 1974-10-26
73# and Sunday, 1974-10-27 editions of the Washington Post.
74
75# From Arthur David Olson:
76# Before the Uniform Time Act of 1966 took effect in 1967, observance of
77# Daylight Saving Time in the US was by local option, except during wartime.
78
79# From Arthur David Olson (2000-09-25):
80# Last night I heard part of a rebroadcast of a 1945 Arch Oboler radio drama.
81# In the introduction, Oboler spoke of "Eastern Peace Time."
82# An AltaVista search turned up
84# <a href="http://rowayton.org/rhs/hstaug45.html">:
83# <http://rowayton.org/rhs/hstaug45.html>:
85# "When the time is announced over the radio now, it is 'Eastern Peace
86# Time' instead of the old familiar 'Eastern War Time.' Peace is wonderful."
84# "When the time is announced over the radio now, it is 'Eastern Peace
85# Time' instead of the old familiar 'Eastern War Time.' Peace is wonderful."
87# </a> (August 1945) by way of confirmation.
86# (August 1945) by way of confirmation.
88
89# From Joseph Gallant citing
90# George H. Douglas, _The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting_ (1987):
91# At 7 P.M. (Eastern War Time) [on 1945-08-14], the networks were set
92# to switch to London for Attlee's address, but the American people
93# never got to hear his speech live. According to one press account,
94# CBS' Bob Trout was first to announce the word of Japan's surrender,
95# but a few seconds later, NBC, ABC and Mutual also flashed the word

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177# USA CENTRAL 5 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
178# USA MOUNTAIN 7 H BEHIND UTC DENVER
179# USA MOUNTAIN 6 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
180# USA PACIFIC 8 H BEHIND UTC L.A., SAN FRANCISCO
181# USA PACIFIC 7 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
182# USA ALASKA STD 9 H BEHIND UTC MOST OF ALASKA (AKST)
183# USA ALASKA STD 8 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30 (AKDT)
184# USA ALEUTIAN 10 H BEHIND UTC ISLANDS WEST OF 170W
87
88# From Joseph Gallant citing
89# George H. Douglas, _The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting_ (1987):
90# At 7 P.M. (Eastern War Time) [on 1945-08-14], the networks were set
91# to switch to London for Attlee's address, but the American people
92# never got to hear his speech live. According to one press account,
93# CBS' Bob Trout was first to announce the word of Japan's surrender,
94# but a few seconds later, NBC, ABC and Mutual also flashed the word

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176# USA CENTRAL 5 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
177# USA MOUNTAIN 7 H BEHIND UTC DENVER
178# USA MOUNTAIN 6 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
179# USA PACIFIC 8 H BEHIND UTC L.A., SAN FRANCISCO
180# USA PACIFIC 7 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
181# USA ALASKA STD 9 H BEHIND UTC MOST OF ALASKA (AKST)
182# USA ALASKA STD 8 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30 (AKDT)
183# USA ALEUTIAN 10 H BEHIND UTC ISLANDS WEST OF 170W
185# USA - " - 9 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
184# USA " 9 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30
186# USA HAWAII 10 H BEHIND UTC
187# USA BERING 11 H BEHIND UTC SAMOA, MIDWAY
188
189# From Arthur David Olson (1989-01-21):
190# The above dates are for 1988.
191# Note the "AKST" and "AKDT" abbreviations, the claim that there's
192# no DST in Samoa, and the claim that there is DST in Alaska and the
193# Aleutians.

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230# Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced the abbreviation
231# "Chamorro Standard Time" for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas.
232# See the file "australasia".
233
234# From Arthur David Olson, 2005-08-09
235# The following was signed into law on 2005-08-08.
236#
237# H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, SEC. 110. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS.
185# USA HAWAII 10 H BEHIND UTC
186# USA BERING 11 H BEHIND UTC SAMOA, MIDWAY
187
188# From Arthur David Olson (1989-01-21):
189# The above dates are for 1988.
190# Note the "AKST" and "AKDT" abbreviations, the claim that there's
191# no DST in Samoa, and the claim that there is DST in Alaska and the
192# Aleutians.

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229# Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced the abbreviation
230# "Chamorro Standard Time" for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas.
231# See the file "australasia".
232
233# From Arthur David Olson, 2005-08-09
234# The following was signed into law on 2005-08-08.
235#
236# H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, SEC. 110. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS.
238# (a) Amendment- Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15
237# (a) Amendment.--Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15
239# U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended--
238# U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended--
240# (1) by striking 'first Sunday of April' and inserting 'second
241# Sunday of March'; and
242# (2) by striking 'last Sunday of October' and inserting 'first
239# (1) by striking "first Sunday of April" and inserting "second
240# Sunday of March"; and
241# (2) by striking "last Sunday of October" and inserting "first
243# Sunday of November'.
242# Sunday of November'.
244# (b) Effective Date- Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the
243# (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the
245# date of enactment of this Act or March 1, 2007, whichever is later.
244# date of enactment of this Act or March 1, 2007, whichever is later.
246# (c) Report to Congress- Not later than 9 months after the effective
245# (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 9 months after the effective
247# date stated in subsection (b), the Secretary shall report to Congress
248# on the impact of this section on energy consumption in the United
249# States.
246# date stated in subsection (b), the Secretary shall report to Congress
247# on the impact of this section on energy consumption in the United
248# States.
250# (d) Right to Revert- Congress retains the right to revert the
249# (d) Right to Revert.--Congress retains the right to revert the
251# Daylight Saving Time back to the 2005 time schedules once the
252# Department study is complete.
253
254# US eastern time, represented by New York
255
256# Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, most of Florida,
257# Georgia, southeast Indiana (Dearborn and Ohio counties), eastern Kentucky
258# (except America/Kentucky/Louisville below), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,

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344Zone America/North_Dakota/New_Salem -6:45:39 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:14:21
345 -7:00 US M%sT 2003 Oct 26 02:00
346 -6:00 US C%sT
347
348# From Josh Findley (2011-01-21):
349# ...it appears that Mercer County, North Dakota, changed from the
350# mountain time zone to the central time zone at the last transition from
351# daylight-saving to standard time (on Nov. 7, 2010):
250# Daylight Saving Time back to the 2005 time schedules once the
251# Department study is complete.
252
253# US eastern time, represented by New York
254
255# Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, most of Florida,
256# Georgia, southeast Indiana (Dearborn and Ohio counties), eastern Kentucky
257# (except America/Kentucky/Louisville below), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,

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343Zone America/North_Dakota/New_Salem -6:45:39 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:14:21
344 -7:00 US M%sT 2003 Oct 26 02:00
345 -6:00 US C%sT
346
347# From Josh Findley (2011-01-21):
348# ...it appears that Mercer County, North Dakota, changed from the
349# mountain time zone to the central time zone at the last transition from
350# daylight-saving to standard time (on Nov. 7, 2010):
352# <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-29/html/2010-24376.htm">
353# http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-29/html/2010-24376.htm
351# http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-29/html/2010-24376.htm
354# </a>
355# <a href="http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_1eb1b588-c758-11df-b472-001cc4c03286.html">
356# http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_1eb1b588-c758-11df-b472-001cc4c03286.html
352# http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_1eb1b588-c758-11df-b472-001cc4c03286.html
357# </a>
358
359# From Andy Lipscomb (2011-01-24):
360# ...according to the Census Bureau, the largest city is Beulah (although
361# it's commonly referred to as Beulah-Hazen, with Hazen being the next
362# largest city in Mercer County). Google Maps places Beulah's city hall
353
354# From Andy Lipscomb (2011-01-24):
355# ...according to the Census Bureau, the largest city is Beulah (although
356# it's commonly referred to as Beulah-Hazen, with Hazen being the next
357# largest city in Mercer County). Google Maps places Beulah's city hall
363# at 4715'51" north, 10146'40" west, which yields an offset of 6h47'07".
358# at 47 degrees 15' 51" N, 101 degrees 46' 40" W, which yields an offset
359# of 6h47'07".
364
365Zone America/North_Dakota/Beulah -6:47:07 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:12:53
366 -7:00 US M%sT 2010 Nov 7 2:00
367 -6:00 US C%sT
368
369# US mountain time, represented by Denver
370#
371# Colorado, far western Kansas, Montana, western

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420# the Julian calendar.
421#
422# As far as we know, none of the exact locations mentioned below were
423# permanently inhabited in 1867 by anyone using either calendar.
424# (Yakutat was colonized by the Russians in 1799, but the settlement
425# was destroyed in 1805 by a Yakutat-kon war party.) However, there
426# were nearby inhabitants in some cases and for our purposes perhaps
427# it's best to simply use the official transition.
360
361Zone America/North_Dakota/Beulah -6:47:07 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:12:53
362 -7:00 US M%sT 2010 Nov 7 2:00
363 -6:00 US C%sT
364
365# US mountain time, represented by Denver
366#
367# Colorado, far western Kansas, Montana, western

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416# the Julian calendar.
417#
418# As far as we know, none of the exact locations mentioned below were
419# permanently inhabited in 1867 by anyone using either calendar.
420# (Yakutat was colonized by the Russians in 1799, but the settlement
421# was destroyed in 1805 by a Yakutat-kon war party.) However, there
422# were nearby inhabitants in some cases and for our purposes perhaps
423# it's best to simply use the official transition.
428#
429
424
430# From Steve Ferguson (2011-01-31):
431# The author lives in Alaska and many of the references listed are only
432# available to Alaskan residents.
425# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-18):
426# One opinion of the early-1980s turmoil in Alaska over time zones and
427# daylight saving time appeared as graffiti on a Juneau airport wall:
428# "Welcome to Juneau. Please turn your watch back to the 19th century."
429# See: Turner W. Alaska's four time zones now two. NY Times 1983-11-01.
430# http://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/01/us/alaska-s-four-time-zones-now-two.html
433#
431#
434# <a href="http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/index.cfm?section=discover%20alaska&page=Glimpses%20of%20the%20Past&viewpost=2&ContentId=98">
435# http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/index.cfm?section=discover%20alaska&page=Glimpses%20of%20the%20Past&viewpost=2&ContentId=98
436# </a>
432# Steve Ferguson (2011-01-31) referred to the following source:
433# Norris F. Keeping time in Alaska: national directives, local response.
434# Alaska History 2001;16(1-2).
435# http://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/discover-alaska/glimpses-of-the-past/keeping-time-in-alaska/
437
438# From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-01):
439# Here's database-relevant material from the 2001 "Alaska History" article:
440#
441# On September 20 [1979]...DOT...officials decreed that on April 27,
442# 1980, Juneau and other nearby communities would move to Yukon Time.
443# Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan, however, would remain on
444# Pacific Time.

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454# bound to follow time zones imposed by neighboring jurisdictions.
455#
456# (The last is consistent with how the database now handles the Navajo
457# Nation.)
458
459# From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-09):
460# I just spoke by phone with a staff member at the Metlakatla Indian
461# Community office (using contact information available at
436
437# From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-01):
438# Here's database-relevant material from the 2001 "Alaska History" article:
439#
440# On September 20 [1979]...DOT...officials decreed that on April 27,
441# 1980, Juneau and other nearby communities would move to Yukon Time.
442# Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan, however, would remain on
443# Pacific Time.

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453# bound to follow time zones imposed by neighboring jurisdictions.
454#
455# (The last is consistent with how the database now handles the Navajo
456# Nation.)
457
458# From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-09):
459# I just spoke by phone with a staff member at the Metlakatla Indian
460# Community office (using contact information available at
462# <a href="http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Metlakatla">
463# http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Metlakatla
461# http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Metlakatla
464# </a>).
465# It's shortly after 1:00 here on the east coast of the United States;
466# the staffer said it was shortly after 10:00 there. When I asked whether
462# It's shortly after 1:00 here on the east coast of the United States;
463# the staffer said it was shortly after 10:00 there. When I asked whether
467# that meant they were on Pacific time, they said no--they were on their
464# that meant they were on Pacific time, they said no - they were on their
468# own time. I asked about daylight saving; they said it wasn't used. I
469# did not inquire about practices in the past.
470
471# From Arthur David Olson (2011-08-17):
472# For lack of better information, assume that Metlakatla's
473# abandonment of use of daylight saving resulted from the 1983 vote.
474
475# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

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492 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30
493 -9:00 US AK%sT
494Zone America/Metlakatla 15:13:42 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
495 -8:46:18 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
496 -8:00 - PST 1942
497 -8:00 US P%sT 1946
498 -8:00 - PST 1969
499 -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00
465# own time. I asked about daylight saving; they said it wasn't used. I
466# did not inquire about practices in the past.
467
468# From Arthur David Olson (2011-08-17):
469# For lack of better information, assume that Metlakatla's
470# abandonment of use of daylight saving resulted from the 1983 vote.
471
472# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

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489 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30
490 -9:00 US AK%sT
491Zone America/Metlakatla 15:13:42 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
492 -8:46:18 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
493 -8:00 - PST 1942
494 -8:00 US P%sT 1946
495 -8:00 - PST 1969
496 -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00
500 -8:00 - MeST
497 -8:00 - PST
501Zone America/Yakutat 14:41:05 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
502 -9:18:55 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
503 -9:00 - YST 1942
504 -9:00 US Y%sT 1946
505 -9:00 - YST 1969
506 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30
507 -9:00 US AK%sT
508Zone America/Anchorage 14:00:24 - LMT 1867 Oct 18

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555# three votes for and one against."
556
557# Hawaii
558
559# From Arthur David Olson (2010-12-09):
560# "Hawaiian Time" by Robert C. Schmitt and Doak C. Cox appears on pages 207-225
561# of volume 26 of The Hawaiian Journal of History (1992). As of 2010-12-09,
562# the article is available at
498Zone America/Yakutat 14:41:05 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
499 -9:18:55 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
500 -9:00 - YST 1942
501 -9:00 US Y%sT 1946
502 -9:00 - YST 1969
503 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30
504 -9:00 US AK%sT
505Zone America/Anchorage 14:00:24 - LMT 1867 Oct 18

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552# three votes for and one against."
553
554# Hawaii
555
556# From Arthur David Olson (2010-12-09):
557# "Hawaiian Time" by Robert C. Schmitt and Doak C. Cox appears on pages 207-225
558# of volume 26 of The Hawaiian Journal of History (1992). As of 2010-12-09,
559# the article is available at
563# <a href="http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/239/2/JL26215.pdf">
564# http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/239/2/JL26215.pdf
560# http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/239/2/JL26215.pdf
565# </a>
566# and indicates that standard time was adopted effective noon, January
567# 13, 1896 (page 218), that in "1933, the Legislature decreed daylight
568# saving for the period between the last Sunday of each April and the
569# last Sunday of each September, but less than a month later repealed the
570# act," (page 220), that year-round daylight saving time was in effect
571# from 1942-02-09 to 1945-09-30 (page 221, with no time of day given for
572# when clocks changed) and that clocks were changed by 30 minutes
573# effective the second Sunday of June, 1947 (page 219, with no time of

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605
606# Now we turn to US areas that have diverged from the consensus since 1970.
607
608# Arizona mostly uses MST.
609
610# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-20):
611#
612# The information in the rest of this paragraph is derived from the
561# and indicates that standard time was adopted effective noon, January
562# 13, 1896 (page 218), that in "1933, the Legislature decreed daylight
563# saving for the period between the last Sunday of each April and the
564# last Sunday of each September, but less than a month later repealed the
565# act," (page 220), that year-round daylight saving time was in effect
566# from 1942-02-09 to 1945-09-30 (page 221, with no time of day given for
567# when clocks changed) and that clocks were changed by 30 minutes
568# effective the second Sunday of June, 1947 (page 219, with no time of

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600
601# Now we turn to US areas that have diverged from the consensus since 1970.
602
603# Arizona mostly uses MST.
604
605# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-20):
606#
607# The information in the rest of this paragraph is derived from the
613# <a href="http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/links/daylight.htm">
614# Daylight Saving Time web page (2002-01-23)</a> maintained by the
615# Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.
608# Daylight Saving Time web page
609# <http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/links/daylight.htm> (2002-01-23)
610# maintained by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.
616# Between 1944-01-01 and 1944-04-01 the State of Arizona used standard
617# time, but by federal law railroads, airlines, bus lines, military
618# personnel, and some engaged in interstate commerce continued to
619# observe war (i.e., daylight saving) time. The 1944-03-17 Phoenix
620# Gazette says that was the date the law changed, and that 04-01 was
621# the date the state's clocks would change. In 1945 the State of
622# Arizona used standard time all year, again with exceptions only as
623# mandated by federal law. Arizona observed DST in 1967, but Arizona

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656 -8:00 US P%sT 1923 May 13 2:00
657 -7:00 US M%sT 1974
658 -7:00 - MST 1974 Feb 3 2:00
659 -7:00 US M%sT
660
661# Indiana
662#
663# For a map of Indiana's time zone regions, see:
611# Between 1944-01-01 and 1944-04-01 the State of Arizona used standard
612# time, but by federal law railroads, airlines, bus lines, military
613# personnel, and some engaged in interstate commerce continued to
614# observe war (i.e., daylight saving) time. The 1944-03-17 Phoenix
615# Gazette says that was the date the law changed, and that 04-01 was
616# the date the state's clocks would change. In 1945 the State of
617# Arizona used standard time all year, again with exceptions only as
618# mandated by federal law. Arizona observed DST in 1967, but Arizona

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651 -8:00 US P%sT 1923 May 13 2:00
652 -7:00 US M%sT 1974
653 -7:00 - MST 1974 Feb 3 2:00
654 -7:00 US M%sT
655
656# Indiana
657#
658# For a map of Indiana's time zone regions, see:
664# <a href="http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html">
665# What time is it in Indiana?
666# </a> (2006-03-01)
659# What time is it in Indiana? (2006-03-01)
660# <http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html>
667#
668# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):
669# Since 1970, most of Indiana has been like America/Indiana/Indianapolis,
670# with the following exceptions:
671#
672# - Gibson, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Posey, Spencer,
661#
662# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):
663# Since 1970, most of Indiana has been like America/Indiana/Indianapolis,
664# with the following exceptions:
665#
666# - Gibson, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Posey, Spencer,
673# Vandenburgh, and Warrick counties have been like America/Chicago.
667# Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties have been like America/Chicago.
674#
675# - Dearborn and Ohio counties have been like America/New_York.
676#
677# - Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties have been like
678# America/Kentucky/Louisville.
679#
680# - Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Starke,
681# and Switzerland counties have their own time zone histories as noted below.

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687#
688# Other than Indianapolis, the Indiana place names are so nondescript
689# that they would be ambiguous if we left them at the 'America' level.
690# So we reluctantly put them all in a subdirectory 'America/Indiana'.
691
692# From Paul Eggert (2005-08-16):
693# http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html says that Indiana will use DST starting 2006.
694
668#
669# - Dearborn and Ohio counties have been like America/New_York.
670#
671# - Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties have been like
672# America/Kentucky/Louisville.
673#
674# - Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Starke,
675# and Switzerland counties have their own time zone histories as noted below.

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681#
682# Other than Indianapolis, the Indiana place names are so nondescript
683# that they would be ambiguous if we left them at the 'America' level.
684# So we reluctantly put them all in a subdirectory 'America/Indiana'.
685
686# From Paul Eggert (2005-08-16):
687# http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html says that Indiana will use DST starting 2006.
688
695# From Nathan Stratton Treadway (2006-03-30):
696# http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot0406.htm [3705 B]
697# From Deborah Goldsmith (2006-01-18):
698# http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf95/382329_web.pdf [2.9 MB]
699# From Paul Eggert (2006-01-20):
700# It says "DOT is relocating the time zone boundary in Indiana to move Starke,
689# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-26):
690# https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2006/01/20/06-563/standard-time-zone-boundary-in-the-state-of-indiana
691# says "DOT is relocating the time zone boundary in Indiana to move Starke,
701# Pulaski, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike, Dubois, and Perry Counties from the
702# Eastern Time Zone to the Central Time Zone.... The effective date of
692# Pulaski, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike, Dubois, and Perry Counties from the
693# Eastern Time Zone to the Central Time Zone.... The effective date of
703# this rule is 2:OO a.m. EST Sunday, April 2, 2006, which is the
694# this rule is 2 a.m. EST Sunday, April 2, 2006, which is the
704# changeover date from standard time to Daylight Saving Time."
695# changeover date from standard time to Daylight Saving Time."
705# Strictly speaking, this means the affected counties will change their
706# clocks twice that night, but this obviously is in error. The intent
707# is that 01:59:59 EST be followed by 02:00:00 CDT.
696# Strictly speaking, this meant the affected counties changed their
697# clocks twice that night, but this obviously was in error. The intent
698# was that 01:59:59 EST be followed by 02:00:00 CDT.
708
709# From Gwillim Law (2007-02-10):
710# The Associated Press has been reporting that Pulaski County, Indiana is
711# going to switch from Central to Eastern Time on March 11, 2007....
712# http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070207/LOCAL190108/702070524/0/LOCAL
713
714# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
715Rule Indianapolis 1941 only - Jun 22 2:00 1:00 D

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871 -6:00 Louisville C%sT 1961 Jul 23 2:00
872 -5:00 - EST 1968
873 -5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00
874 -6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00
875 -5:00 US E%sT
876#
877# Wayne County, Kentucky
878#
699
700# From Gwillim Law (2007-02-10):
701# The Associated Press has been reporting that Pulaski County, Indiana is
702# going to switch from Central to Eastern Time on March 11, 2007....
703# http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070207/LOCAL190108/702070524/0/LOCAL
704
705# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
706Rule Indianapolis 1941 only - Jun 22 2:00 1:00 D

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862 -6:00 Louisville C%sT 1961 Jul 23 2:00
863 -5:00 - EST 1968
864 -5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00
865 -6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00
866 -5:00 US E%sT
867#
868# Wayne County, Kentucky
869#
879# From
880# <a href="http://www.lake-cumberland.com/life/archive/news990129time.shtml">
881# Lake Cumberland LIFE
882# </a> (1999-01-29) via WKYM-101.7:
870# From Lake Cumberland LIFE
871# <http://www.lake-cumberland.com/life/archive/news990129time.shtml>
872# (1999-01-29) via WKYM-101.7:
883# Clinton County has joined Wayne County in asking the DoT to change from
884# the Central to the Eastern time zone.... The Wayne County government made
885# the same request in December. And while Russell County officials have not
886# taken action, the majority of respondents to a poll conducted there in
887# August indicated they would like to change to "fast time" also.
888# The three Lake Cumberland counties are the farthest east of any U.S.
889# location in the Central time zone.
890#
891# From Rich Wales (2000-08-29):
892# After prolonged debate, and despite continuing deep differences of opinion,
893# Wayne County (central Kentucky) is switching from Central (-0600) to Eastern
894# (-0500) time. They won't "fall back" this year. See Sara Shipley,
895# The difference an hour makes, Nando Times (2000-08-29 15:33 -0400).
896#
897# From Paul Eggert (2001-07-16):
898# The final rule was published in the
873# Clinton County has joined Wayne County in asking the DoT to change from
874# the Central to the Eastern time zone.... The Wayne County government made
875# the same request in December. And while Russell County officials have not
876# taken action, the majority of respondents to a poll conducted there in
877# August indicated they would like to change to "fast time" also.
878# The three Lake Cumberland counties are the farthest east of any U.S.
879# location in the Central time zone.
880#
881# From Rich Wales (2000-08-29):
882# After prolonged debate, and despite continuing deep differences of opinion,
883# Wayne County (central Kentucky) is switching from Central (-0600) to Eastern
884# (-0500) time. They won't "fall back" this year. See Sara Shipley,
885# The difference an hour makes, Nando Times (2000-08-29 15:33 -0400).
886#
887# From Paul Eggert (2001-07-16):
888# The final rule was published in the
899# <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=fr17au00-22">
900# Federal Register 65, 160 (2000-08-17), page 50154-50158.
901# </a>
889# Federal Register 65, 160 (2000-08-17), pp 50154-50158.
890# <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=fr17au00-22>
902#
903Zone America/Kentucky/Monticello -5:39:24 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:20:36
904 -6:00 US C%sT 1946
905 -6:00 - CST 1968
906 -6:00 US C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
907 -5:00 US E%sT
908
909

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918#
919# From Paul Eggert (2001-07-17):
920# We don't know where the line used to be within Kearny County, KS,
921# so omit that change for now.
922# See America/Indiana/Knox for the Starke County, IN change.
923# See America/North_Dakota/Center for the Oliver County, ND change.
924# West Wendover, NV officially switched from Pacific to mountain time on
925# 1999-10-31. See the
891#
892Zone America/Kentucky/Monticello -5:39:24 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:20:36
893 -6:00 US C%sT 1946
894 -6:00 - CST 1968
895 -6:00 US C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00
896 -5:00 US E%sT
897
898

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907#
908# From Paul Eggert (2001-07-17):
909# We don't know where the line used to be within Kearny County, KS,
910# so omit that change for now.
911# See America/Indiana/Knox for the Starke County, IN change.
912# See America/North_Dakota/Center for the Oliver County, ND change.
913# West Wendover, NV officially switched from Pacific to mountain time on
914# 1999-10-31. See the
926# <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1999_register&docid=fr21oc99-15">
927# Federal Register 64, 203 (1999-10-21), page 56705-56707.
928# </a>
915# Federal Register 64, 203 (1999-10-21), pp 56705-56707.
916# <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1999_register&docid=fr21oc99-15>
929# However, the Federal Register says that West Wendover already operated
930# on mountain time, and the rule merely made this official;
931# hence a separate tz entry is not needed.
932
933# Michigan
934#
935# From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
936# Michigan didn't observe DST from 1968 to 1973.

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1025#
1026# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94
1027# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>.
1028#
1029# See the 'europe' file for Greenland.
1030
1031# Canada
1032
917# However, the Federal Register says that West Wendover already operated
918# on mountain time, and the rule merely made this official;
919# hence a separate tz entry is not needed.
920
921# Michigan
922#
923# From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
924# Michigan didn't observe DST from 1968 to 1973.

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1013#
1014# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94
1015# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>.
1016#
1017# See the 'europe' file for Greenland.
1018
1019# Canada
1020
1033# From Alain LaBont<e'> (1994-11-14):
1021# From Alain LaBont�� (1994-11-14):
1034# I post here the time zone abbreviations standardized in Canada
1035# for both English and French in the CAN/CSA-Z234.4-89 standard....
1036#
1022# I post here the time zone abbreviations standardized in Canada
1023# for both English and French in the CAN/CSA-Z234.4-89 standard....
1024#
1037# UTC Standard time Daylight savings time
1025# UTC Standard time Daylight saving time
1038# offset French English French English
1039# -2:30 - - HAT NDT
1040# -3 - - HAA ADT
1041# -3:30 HNT NST - -
1042# -4 HNA AST HAE EDT
1043# -5 HNE EST HAC CDT
1044# -6 HNC CST HAR MDT
1045# -7 HNR MST HAP PDT
1046# -8 HNP PST HAY YDT
1047# -9 HNY YST - -
1048#
1049# HN: Heure Normale ST: Standard Time
1026# offset French English French English
1027# -2:30 - - HAT NDT
1028# -3 - - HAA ADT
1029# -3:30 HNT NST - -
1030# -4 HNA AST HAE EDT
1031# -5 HNE EST HAC CDT
1032# -6 HNC CST HAR MDT
1033# -7 HNR MST HAP PDT
1034# -8 HNP PST HAY YDT
1035# -9 HNY YST - -
1036#
1037# HN: Heure Normale ST: Standard Time
1050# HA: Heure Avanc<e'>e DT: Daylight saving Time
1038# HA: Heure Avanc��e DT: Daylight saving Time
1051#
1052# A: de l'Atlantique Atlantic
1053# C: du Centre Central
1054# E: de l'Est Eastern
1055# M: Mountain
1056# N: Newfoundland
1057# P: du Pacifique Pacific
1058# R: des Rocheuses

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1106# http://www.exec.gov.nt.ca/currentnews/currentPR.asp?mode=archive
1107# ...
1108# Nunavut
1109# An amendment to the Interpretation Act was registered on February 19/2007....
1110# http://action.attavik.ca/home/justice-gn/attach/2007/gaz02part2.pdf
1111
1112# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25):
1113# H. David Matthews and Mary Vincent's map
1039#
1040# A: de l'Atlantique Atlantic
1041# C: du Centre Central
1042# E: de l'Est Eastern
1043# M: Mountain
1044# N: Newfoundland
1045# P: du Pacifique Pacific
1046# R: des Rocheuses

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1094# http://www.exec.gov.nt.ca/currentnews/currentPR.asp?mode=archive
1095# ...
1096# Nunavut
1097# An amendment to the Interpretation Act was registered on February 19/2007....
1098# http://action.attavik.ca/home/justice-gn/attach/2007/gaz02part2.pdf
1099
1100# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25):
1101# H. David Matthews and Mary Vincent's map
1114# <a href="http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/Magazine/SO98/geomap.asp">
1115# "It's about TIME", _Canadian Geographic_ (September-October 1998)
1102# "It's about TIME", _Canadian Geographic_ (September-October 1998)
1116# </a> contains detailed boundaries for regions observing nonstandard
1103# <http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/Magazine/SO98/geomap.asp>
1104# contains detailed boundaries for regions observing nonstandard
1117# time and daylight saving time arrangements in Canada circa 1998.
1118#
1105# time and daylight saving time arrangements in Canada circa 1998.
1106#
1119# INMS, the Institute for National Measurement Standards in Ottawa, has <a
1120# href="http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/time_services/daylight_saving_e.php">
1107# INMS, the Institute for National Measurement Standards in Ottawa, has
1121# information about standard and daylight saving time zones in Canada.
1108# information about standard and daylight saving time zones in Canada.
1122# </a> (updated periodically).
1109# <http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/time_services/daylight_saving_e.php>
1110# (updated periodically).
1123# Its unofficial information is often taken from Matthews and Vincent.
1124
1125# From Paul Eggert (2006-06-27):
1126# For now, assume all of DST-observing Canada will fall into line with the
1127# new US DST rules,
1128
1129# From Chris Walton (2011-12-01)
1130# In the first of Tammy Hardwick's articles
1111# Its unofficial information is often taken from Matthews and Vincent.
1112
1113# From Paul Eggert (2006-06-27):
1114# For now, assume all of DST-observing Canada will fall into line with the
1115# new US DST rules,
1116
1117# From Chris Walton (2011-12-01)
1118# In the first of Tammy Hardwick's articles
1131# <a href="http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260">
1132# http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260
1119# http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260
1133# </a>
1134# she quotes the Friday November 1/1918 edition of the Creston Review.
1135# The quote includes these two statements:
1136# 'Sunday the CPR went back to the old system of time...'
1137# '... The daylight saving scheme was dropped all over Canada at the same time,'
1138# These statements refer to a transition from daylight time to standard time
1139# that occurred nationally on Sunday October 27/1918. This transition was
1140# also documented in the Saturday October 26/1918 edition of the Toronto Star.
1141

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1193
1194# From Michael Pelley (2011-09-12):
1195# We received today, Monday, September 12, 2011, notification that the
1196# changes to the Newfoundland Standard Time Act have been proclaimed.
1197# The change in the Act stipulates that the change from Daylight Savings
1198# Time to Standard Time and from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time
1199# now occurs at 2:00AM.
1200# ...
1120# she quotes the Friday November 1/1918 edition of the Creston Review.
1121# The quote includes these two statements:
1122# 'Sunday the CPR went back to the old system of time...'
1123# '... The daylight saving scheme was dropped all over Canada at the same time,'
1124# These statements refer to a transition from daylight time to standard time
1125# that occurred nationally on Sunday October 27/1918. This transition was
1126# also documented in the Saturday October 26/1918 edition of the Toronto Star.
1127

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1179
1180# From Michael Pelley (2011-09-12):
1181# We received today, Monday, September 12, 2011, notification that the
1182# changes to the Newfoundland Standard Time Act have been proclaimed.
1183# The change in the Act stipulates that the change from Daylight Savings
1184# Time to Standard Time and from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time
1185# now occurs at 2:00AM.
1186# ...
1201# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm">
1202# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm
1187# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm
1203# </a>
1204# ...
1205# MICHAEL PELLEY | Manager of Enterprise Architecture - Solution Delivery
1206# Office of the Chief Information Officer
1207# Executive Council
1208# Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
1209
1210Rule StJohns 1987 only - Apr Sun>=1 0:01 1:00 D
1211Rule StJohns 1987 2006 - Oct lastSun 0:01 0 S

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1351# a separate entry was created for most of Quebec. We're loath to lose
1352# its pre-1970 info, even though the tz database is normally limited to
1353# zones that differ after 1970, so keep this otherwise out-of-scope entry.
1354
1355# Matthews and Vincent (1998) also write that Quebec east of the -63
1356# meridian is supposed to observe AST, but residents as far east as
1357# Natashquan use EST/EDT, and residents east of Natashquan use AST.
1358# The Quebec department of justice writes in
1188# ...
1189# MICHAEL PELLEY | Manager of Enterprise Architecture - Solution Delivery
1190# Office of the Chief Information Officer
1191# Executive Council
1192# Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
1193
1194Rule StJohns 1987 only - Apr Sun>=1 0:01 1:00 D
1195Rule StJohns 1987 2006 - Oct lastSun 0:01 0 S

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1335# a separate entry was created for most of Quebec. We're loath to lose
1336# its pre-1970 info, even though the tz database is normally limited to
1337# zones that differ after 1970, so keep this otherwise out-of-scope entry.
1338
1339# Matthews and Vincent (1998) also write that Quebec east of the -63
1340# meridian is supposed to observe AST, but residents as far east as
1341# Natashquan use EST/EDT, and residents east of Natashquan use AST.
1342# The Quebec department of justice writes in
1359# "The situation in Minganie and Basse-Cote-Nord"
1343# "The situation in Minganie and Basse-C��te-Nord"
1360# http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications/generale/temps-minganie-a.htm
1361# that the coastal strip from just east of Natashquan to Blanc-Sablon
1362# observes Atlantic standard time all year round.
1363# http://www.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Process.aspx?MediaId=ANQ.Vigie.Bll.DocumentGenerique_8845en
1364# says this common practice was codified into law as of 2007.
1365# For lack of better info, guess this practice began around 1970, contra to
1366# Shanks & Pottenger who have this region observing AST/ADT.
1344# http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications/generale/temps-minganie-a.htm
1345# that the coastal strip from just east of Natashquan to Blanc-Sablon
1346# observes Atlantic standard time all year round.
1347# http://www.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Process.aspx?MediaId=ANQ.Vigie.Bll.DocumentGenerique_8845en
1348# says this common practice was codified into law as of 2007.
1349# For lack of better info, guess this practice began around 1970, contra to
1350# Shanks & Pottenger who have this region observing AST/ADT.
1367# for post-1970 data America/Puerto_Rico.
1368
1369# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1370Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D
1371Rule Mont 1917 only - Apr 24 0:00 0 S
1372Rule Mont 1919 only - Mar 31 2:30 1:00 D
1373Rule Mont 1919 only - Oct 25 2:30 0 S
1374Rule Mont 1920 only - May 2 2:30 1:00 D
1375Rule Mont 1920 1922 - Oct Sun>=1 2:30 0 S

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1420
1421# From Mark Brader (2003-07-26):
1422# [According to the Toronto Star] Orillia, Ontario, adopted DST
1423# effective Saturday, 1912-06-22, 22:00; the article mentions that
1424# Port Arthur (now part of Thunder Bay, Ontario) as well as Moose Jaw
1425# have already done so. In Orillia DST was to run until Saturday,
1426# 1912-08-31 (no time mentioned), but it was met with considerable
1427# hostility from certain segments of the public, and was revoked after
1351
1352# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1353Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D
1354Rule Mont 1917 only - Apr 24 0:00 0 S
1355Rule Mont 1919 only - Mar 31 2:30 1:00 D
1356Rule Mont 1919 only - Oct 25 2:30 0 S
1357Rule Mont 1920 only - May 2 2:30 1:00 D
1358Rule Mont 1920 1922 - Oct Sun>=1 2:30 0 S

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1403
1404# From Mark Brader (2003-07-26):
1405# [According to the Toronto Star] Orillia, Ontario, adopted DST
1406# effective Saturday, 1912-06-22, 22:00; the article mentions that
1407# Port Arthur (now part of Thunder Bay, Ontario) as well as Moose Jaw
1408# have already done so. In Orillia DST was to run until Saturday,
1409# 1912-08-31 (no time mentioned), but it was met with considerable
1410# hostility from certain segments of the public, and was revoked after
1428# only two weeks -- I copied it as Saturday, 1912-07-07, 22:00, but
1411# only two weeks - I copied it as Saturday, 1912-07-07, 22:00, but
1429# presumably that should be -07-06. (1912-06-19, -07-12; also letters
1430# earlier in June).
1431#
1432# Kenora, Ontario, was to abandon DST on 1914-06-01 (-05-21).
1433
1434# From Paul Eggert (1997-10-17):
1435# Mark Brader writes that an article in the 1997-10-14 Toronto Star
1436# says that Atikokan, Ontario currently does not observe DST,
1437# but will vote on 11-10 whether to use EST/EDT.
1412# presumably that should be -07-06. (1912-06-19, -07-12; also letters
1413# earlier in June).
1414#
1415# Kenora, Ontario, was to abandon DST on 1914-06-01 (-05-21).
1416
1417# From Paul Eggert (1997-10-17):
1418# Mark Brader writes that an article in the 1997-10-14 Toronto Star
1419# says that Atikokan, Ontario currently does not observe DST,
1420# but will vote on 11-10 whether to use EST/EDT.
1438# He also writes that the
1439# <a href="http://www.gov.on.ca/MBS/english/publications/statregs/conttext.html">
1440# Ontario Time Act (1990, Chapter T.9)
1441# </a>
1421# He also writes that the Ontario Time Act (1990, Chapter T.9)
1422# <http://www.gov.on.ca/MBS/english/publications/statregs/conttext.html>
1442# says that Ontario east of 90W uses EST/EDT, and west of 90W uses CST/CDT.
1443# Officially Atikokan is therefore on CST/CDT, and most likely this report
1444# concerns a non-official time observed as a matter of local practice.
1445#
1446# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
1447# Matthews and Vincent (1998) write that Atikokan, Pickle Lake, and
1448# New Osnaburgh observe CST all year, that Big Trout Lake observes
1449# CST/CDT, and that Upsala and Shebandowan observe EST/EDT, all in

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1512# three weeks and will change over from daylight saving in October.
1513
1514# From Arthur David Olson (2010-07-17):
1515#
1516# "Standard Time and Time Zones in Canada" appeared in
1517# The Journal of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,
1518# volume 26, number 2 (February 1932) and, as of 2010-07-17,
1519# was available at
1423# says that Ontario east of 90W uses EST/EDT, and west of 90W uses CST/CDT.
1424# Officially Atikokan is therefore on CST/CDT, and most likely this report
1425# concerns a non-official time observed as a matter of local practice.
1426#
1427# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
1428# Matthews and Vincent (1998) write that Atikokan, Pickle Lake, and
1429# New Osnaburgh observe CST all year, that Big Trout Lake observes
1430# CST/CDT, and that Upsala and Shebandowan observe EST/EDT, all in

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1493# three weeks and will change over from daylight saving in October.
1494
1495# From Arthur David Olson (2010-07-17):
1496#
1497# "Standard Time and Time Zones in Canada" appeared in
1498# The Journal of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,
1499# volume 26, number 2 (February 1932) and, as of 2010-07-17,
1500# was available at
1520# <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1932JRASC..26...49S">
1521# http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1932JRASC..26...49S
1501# http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1932JRASC..26...49S
1522# </a>
1523#
1524# It includes the text below (starting on page 57):
1525#
1526# A list of the places in Canada using daylight saving time would
1527# require yearly revision. From information kindly furnished by
1528# the provincial governments and by the postmasters in many cities
1529# and towns, it is found that the following places used daylight sav-
1530# ing in 1930. The information for the province of Quebec is definite,
1531# for the other provinces only approximate:
1532#
1533# Province Daylight saving time used
1534# Prince Edward Island Not used.
1535# Nova Scotia In Halifax only.
1536# New Brunswick In St. John only.
1537# Quebec In the following places:
1538# Montreal Lachine
1539# Quebec Mont-Royal
1502#
1503# It includes the text below (starting on page 57):
1504#
1505# A list of the places in Canada using daylight saving time would
1506# require yearly revision. From information kindly furnished by
1507# the provincial governments and by the postmasters in many cities
1508# and towns, it is found that the following places used daylight sav-
1509# ing in 1930. The information for the province of Quebec is definite,
1510# for the other provinces only approximate:
1511#
1512# Province Daylight saving time used
1513# Prince Edward Island Not used.
1514# Nova Scotia In Halifax only.
1515# New Brunswick In St. John only.
1516# Quebec In the following places:
1517# Montreal Lachine
1518# Quebec Mont-Royal
1540# Levis Iberville
1541# St. Lambert Cap de la Madeleine
1519# L��vis Iberville
1520# St. Lambert Cap de la Madel��ine
1542# Verdun Loretteville
1543# Westmount Richmond
1521# Verdun Loretteville
1522# Westmount Richmond
1544# Outremont St. Jerome
1523# Outremont St. J��r��me
1545# Longueuil Greenfield Park
1546# Arvida Waterloo
1547# Chambly-Canton Beaulieu
1548# Melbourne La Tuque
1524# Longueuil Greenfield Park
1525# Arvida Waterloo
1526# Chambly-Canton Beaulieu
1527# Melbourne La Tuque
1549# St. Theophile Buckingham
1528# St. Th��ophile Buckingham
1550# Ontario Used generally in the cities and towns along
1551# the southerly part of the province. Not
1529# Ontario Used generally in the cities and towns along
1530# the southerly part of the province. Not
1552# used in the northwesterlhy part.
1531# used in the northwesterly part.
1553# Manitoba Not used.
1554# Saskatchewan In Regina only.
1555# Alberta Not used.
1556# British Columbia Not used.
1557#
1558# With some exceptions, the use of daylight saving may be said to be limited
1559# to those cities and towns lying between Quebec city and Windsor, Ont.
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1648
1649# From Rob Douglas (2006-04-06):
1650# the old Manitoba Time Act - as amended by Bill 2, assented to
1651# March 27, 1987 ... said ...
1652# "between two o'clock Central Standard Time in the morning of
1653# the first Sunday of April of each year and two o'clock Central
1654# Standard Time in the morning of the last Sunday of October next
1655# following, one hour in advance of Central Standard Time."...
1532# Manitoba Not used.
1533# Saskatchewan In Regina only.
1534# Alberta Not used.
1535# British Columbia Not used.
1536#
1537# With some exceptions, the use of daylight saving may be said to be limited
1538# to those cities and towns lying between Quebec city and Windsor, Ont.
1539

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1627
1628# From Rob Douglas (2006-04-06):
1629# the old Manitoba Time Act - as amended by Bill 2, assented to
1630# March 27, 1987 ... said ...
1631# "between two o'clock Central Standard Time in the morning of
1632# the first Sunday of April of each year and two o'clock Central
1633# Standard Time in the morning of the last Sunday of October next
1634# following, one hour in advance of Central Standard Time."...
1656# I believe that the English legislation [of the old time act] had =
1635# I believe that the English legislation [of the old time act] had
1657# been assented to (March 22, 1967)....
1658# Also, as far as I can tell, there was no order-in-council varying
1659# the time of Daylight Saving Time for 2005 and so the provisions of
1660# the 1987 version would apply - the changeover was at 2:00 Central
1661# Standard Time (i.e. not until 3:00 Central Daylight Time).
1662
1663# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-10):
1664# Shanks & Pottenger say Manitoba switched at 02:00 (not 02:00s)

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1826# that do not currently observe daylight saving:
1827# a) The Creston Valley (includes the town of Creston and surrounding area)
1828# b) The eastern half of the Peace River Regional District
1829# (includes the cities of Dawson Creek and Fort St. John)
1830
1831# Earlier this year I stumbled across a detailed article about the time
1832# keeping history of Creston; it was written by Tammy Hardwick who is the
1833# manager of the Creston & District Museum. The article was written in May 2009.
1636# been assented to (March 22, 1967)....
1637# Also, as far as I can tell, there was no order-in-council varying
1638# the time of Daylight Saving Time for 2005 and so the provisions of
1639# the 1987 version would apply - the changeover was at 2:00 Central
1640# Standard Time (i.e. not until 3:00 Central Daylight Time).
1641
1642# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-10):
1643# Shanks & Pottenger say Manitoba switched at 02:00 (not 02:00s)

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1805# that do not currently observe daylight saving:
1806# a) The Creston Valley (includes the town of Creston and surrounding area)
1807# b) The eastern half of the Peace River Regional District
1808# (includes the cities of Dawson Creek and Fort St. John)
1809
1810# Earlier this year I stumbled across a detailed article about the time
1811# keeping history of Creston; it was written by Tammy Hardwick who is the
1812# manager of the Creston & District Museum. The article was written in May 2009.
1834# <a href="http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260">
1835# http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260
1813# http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260
1836# </a>
1837# According to the article, Creston has not changed its clocks since June 1918.
1838# i.e. Creston has been stuck on UTC-7 for 93 years.
1839# Dawson Creek, on the other hand, changed its clocks as recently as April 1972.
1840
1841# Unfortunately the exact date for the time change in June 1918 remains
1842# unknown and will be difficult to ascertain. I e-mailed Tammy a few months
1843# ago to ask if Sunday June 2 was a reasonable guess. She said it was just
1844# as plausible as any other date (in June). She also said that after writing the
1845# article she had discovered another time change in 1916; this is the subject
1846# of another article which she wrote in October 2010.
1814# According to the article, Creston has not changed its clocks since June 1918.
1815# i.e. Creston has been stuck on UTC-7 for 93 years.
1816# Dawson Creek, on the other hand, changed its clocks as recently as April 1972.
1817
1818# Unfortunately the exact date for the time change in June 1918 remains
1819# unknown and will be difficult to ascertain. I e-mailed Tammy a few months
1820# ago to ask if Sunday June 2 was a reasonable guess. She said it was just
1821# as plausible as any other date (in June). She also said that after writing the
1822# article she had discovered another time change in 1916; this is the subject
1823# of another article which she wrote in October 2010.
1847# <a href="http://www.creston.museum.bc.ca/index.php?module=comments&uop=view_comment&cm+id=56">
1848# http://www.creston.museum.bc.ca/index.php?module=comments&uop=view_comment&cm+id=56
1824# http://www.creston.museum.bc.ca/index.php?module=comments&uop=view_comment&cm+id=56
1849# </a>
1850
1851# Here is a summary of the three clock change events in Creston's history:
1852# 1. 1884 or 1885: adoption of Mountain Standard Time (GMT-7)
1853# Exact date unknown
1854# 2. Oct 1916: switch to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8)
1855# Exact date in October unknown; Sunday October 1 is a reasonable guess.
1856# 3. June 1918: switch to Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7)
1857# Exact date in June unknown; Sunday June 2 is a reasonable guess.
1858# note#1:
1859# On Oct 27/1918 when daylight saving ended in the rest of Canada,
1860# Creston did not change its clocks.
1861# note#2:
1862# During WWII when the Federal Government legislated a mandatory clock change,
1863# Creston did not oblige.
1864# note#3:
1865# There is no guarantee that Creston will remain on Mountain Standard Time
1866# (UTC-7) forever.
1867# The subject was debated at least once this year by the town Council.
1825
1826# Here is a summary of the three clock change events in Creston's history:
1827# 1. 1884 or 1885: adoption of Mountain Standard Time (GMT-7)
1828# Exact date unknown
1829# 2. Oct 1916: switch to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8)
1830# Exact date in October unknown; Sunday October 1 is a reasonable guess.
1831# 3. June 1918: switch to Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7)
1832# Exact date in June unknown; Sunday June 2 is a reasonable guess.
1833# note#1:
1834# On Oct 27/1918 when daylight saving ended in the rest of Canada,
1835# Creston did not change its clocks.
1836# note#2:
1837# During WWII when the Federal Government legislated a mandatory clock change,
1838# Creston did not oblige.
1839# note#3:
1840# There is no guarantee that Creston will remain on Mountain Standard Time
1841# (UTC-7) forever.
1842# The subject was debated at least once this year by the town Council.
1868# <a href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/news/116760809.html">
1869# http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/news/116760809.html
1843# http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/news/116760809.html
1870# </a>
1871
1872# During a period WWII, summer time (Daylight saying) was mandatory in Canada.
1873# In Creston, that was handled by shifting the area to PST (-8:00) then applying
1874# summer time to cause the offset to be -7:00, the same as it had been before
1875# the change. It can be argued that the timezone abbreviation during this
1876# period should be PDT rather than MST, but that doesn't seem important enough
1877# (to anyone) to further complicate the rules.
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1916# with Englander.
1917# From Chris Walton (2006-06-26):
1918# Here is a link to the old daylight saving portion of the interpretation
1919# act which was last updated in 1987:
1920# http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic1987_056.pdf
1921
1922# From Rives McDow (1999-09-04):
1923# Nunavut ... moved ... to incorporate the whole territory into one time zone.
1844
1845# During a period WWII, summer time (Daylight saying) was mandatory in Canada.
1846# In Creston, that was handled by shifting the area to PST (-8:00) then applying
1847# summer time to cause the offset to be -7:00, the same as it had been before
1848# the change. It can be argued that the timezone abbreviation during this
1849# period should be PDT rather than MST, but that doesn't seem important enough
1850# (to anyone) to further complicate the rules.
1851

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1889# with Englander.
1890# From Chris Walton (2006-06-26):
1891# Here is a link to the old daylight saving portion of the interpretation
1892# act which was last updated in 1987:
1893# http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic1987_056.pdf
1894
1895# From Rives McDow (1999-09-04):
1896# Nunavut ... moved ... to incorporate the whole territory into one time zone.
1924# <a href="http://www.nunatsiaq.com/nunavut/nvt90903_13.html">
1925# Nunavut moves to single time zone Oct. 31
1897# Nunavut moves to single time zone Oct. 31
1926# </a>
1898# <http://www.nunatsiaq.com/nunavut/nvt90903_13.html>
1927#
1928# From Antoine Leca (1999-09-06):
1929# We then need to create a new timezone for the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut
1930# to differentiate it from the Yellowknife region.
1931
1932# From Paul Eggert (1999-09-20):
1899#
1900# From Antoine Leca (1999-09-06):
1901# We then need to create a new timezone for the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut
1902# to differentiate it from the Yellowknife region.
1903
1904# From Paul Eggert (1999-09-20):
1933# <a href="http://www.nunavut.com/basicfacts/english/basicfacts_1territory.html">
1934# Basic Facts: The New Territory
1905# Basic Facts: The New Territory
1935# </a> (1999) reports that Pangnirtung operates on eastern time,
1906# <http://www.nunavut.com/basicfacts/english/basicfacts_1territory.html>
1907# (1999) reports that Pangnirtung operates on eastern time,
1936# and that Coral Harbour does not observe DST. We don't know when
1937# Pangnirtung switched to eastern time; we'll guess 1995.
1938
1939# From Rives McDow (1999-11-08):
1940# On October 31, when the rest of Nunavut went to Central time,
1941# Pangnirtung wobbled. Here is the result of their wobble:
1942#
1943# The following businesses and organizations in Pangnirtung use Central Time:

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1955# really interfere with any activities or make things difficult locally.
1956# They plan to celebrate New Year's turn-over twice, one hour apart,
1957# so it appears that the situation will last at least that long.
1958# The Nunavut Intergovernmental Affairs hopes that they will "come to
1959# their senses", but the locals evidently don't see any problem with
1960# the current state of affairs.
1961
1962# From Michaela Rodrigue, writing in the
1908# and that Coral Harbour does not observe DST. We don't know when
1909# Pangnirtung switched to eastern time; we'll guess 1995.
1910
1911# From Rives McDow (1999-11-08):
1912# On October 31, when the rest of Nunavut went to Central time,
1913# Pangnirtung wobbled. Here is the result of their wobble:
1914#
1915# The following businesses and organizations in Pangnirtung use Central Time:

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1927# really interfere with any activities or make things difficult locally.
1928# They plan to celebrate New Year's turn-over twice, one hour apart,
1929# so it appears that the situation will last at least that long.
1930# The Nunavut Intergovernmental Affairs hopes that they will "come to
1931# their senses", but the locals evidently don't see any problem with
1932# the current state of affairs.
1933
1934# From Michaela Rodrigue, writing in the
1963# <a href="http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut991130/nvt91119_17.html">
1964# Nunatsiaq News (1999-11-19)</a>:
1935# Nunatsiaq News (1999-11-19)
1936# <http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut991130/nvt91119_17.html>:
1965# Clyde River, Pangnirtung and Sanikiluaq now operate with two time zones,
1966# central - or Nunavut time - for government offices, and eastern time
1967# for municipal offices and schools.... Igloolik [was similar but then]
1968# made the switch to central time on Saturday, Nov. 6.
1969
1970# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
1971# Matthews and Vincent (1998) say the following, but we lack histories
1972# for these potential new Zones.
1973#
1974# The Canadian Forces station at Alert uses Eastern Time while the
1975# handful of residents at the Eureka weather station [in the Central
1976# zone] skip daylight savings. Baffin Island, which is crossed by the
1977# Central, Eastern and Atlantic Time zones only uses Eastern Time.
1978# Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak and Pelly Bay all use Mountain instead of
1979# Central Time and Southampton Island [in the Central zone] is not
1980# required to use daylight savings.
1981
1937# Clyde River, Pangnirtung and Sanikiluaq now operate with two time zones,
1938# central - or Nunavut time - for government offices, and eastern time
1939# for municipal offices and schools.... Igloolik [was similar but then]
1940# made the switch to central time on Saturday, Nov. 6.
1941
1942# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
1943# Matthews and Vincent (1998) say the following, but we lack histories
1944# for these potential new Zones.
1945#
1946# The Canadian Forces station at Alert uses Eastern Time while the
1947# handful of residents at the Eureka weather station [in the Central
1948# zone] skip daylight savings. Baffin Island, which is crossed by the
1949# Central, Eastern and Atlantic Time zones only uses Eastern Time.
1950# Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak and Pelly Bay all use Mountain instead of
1951# Central Time and Southampton Island [in the Central zone] is not
1952# required to use daylight savings.
1953
1982# From
1983# <a href="http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut001130/nvt21110_02.html">
1984# Nunavut now has two time zones
1985# </a> (2000-11-10):
1954# From <http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut001130/nvt21110_02.html>
1955# Nunavut now has two time zones (2000-11-10):
1986# The Nunavut government would allow its employees in Kugluktuk and
1987# Cambridge Bay to operate on central time year-round, putting them
1988# one hour behind the rest of Nunavut for six months during the winter.
1989# At the end of October the two communities had rebelled against
1990# Nunavut's unified time zone, refusing to shift to eastern time with
1991# the rest of the territory for the winter. Cambridge Bay remained on
1992# central time, while Kugluktuk, even farther west, reverted to
1993# mountain time, which they had used before the advent of Nunavut's

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2068# tell me when the practice had stopped.
2069#
2070# On March 17/2011 I searched the Web to find an e-mail address of
2071# somebody that might be able to tell me exactly when Resolute Bay went
2072# off Eastern Standard Time. I stumbled on the name "Aziz Kheraj." Aziz
2073# used to be the mayor of Resolute Bay and he apparently owns half the
2074# businesses including "South Camp Inn." This website has some info on
2075# Aziz:
1956# The Nunavut government would allow its employees in Kugluktuk and
1957# Cambridge Bay to operate on central time year-round, putting them
1958# one hour behind the rest of Nunavut for six months during the winter.
1959# At the end of October the two communities had rebelled against
1960# Nunavut's unified time zone, refusing to shift to eastern time with
1961# the rest of the territory for the winter. Cambridge Bay remained on
1962# central time, while Kugluktuk, even farther west, reverted to
1963# mountain time, which they had used before the advent of Nunavut's

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2038# tell me when the practice had stopped.
2039#
2040# On March 17/2011 I searched the Web to find an e-mail address of
2041# somebody that might be able to tell me exactly when Resolute Bay went
2042# off Eastern Standard Time. I stumbled on the name "Aziz Kheraj." Aziz
2043# used to be the mayor of Resolute Bay and he apparently owns half the
2044# businesses including "South Camp Inn." This website has some info on
2045# Aziz:
2076# <a href="http://www.uphere.ca/node/493">
2077# http://www.uphere.ca/node/493
2046# http://www.uphere.ca/node/493
2078# </a>
2079#
2080# I sent Aziz an e-mail asking when Resolute Bay had stopped using
2081# Eastern Standard Time.
2082#
2083# Aziz responded quickly with this: "hi, The time was not changed for the
2084# 1 year only, the following year, the community went back to the old way
2085# of "spring ahead-fall behind" currently we are zulu plus 5 hrs and in
2086# the winter Zulu plus 6 hrs"

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2160
2161###############################################################################
2162
2163# Mexico
2164
2165# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-05):
2166# The Investigation and Analysis Service of the
2167# Mexican Library of Congress (MLoC) has published a
2047#
2048# I sent Aziz an e-mail asking when Resolute Bay had stopped using
2049# Eastern Standard Time.
2050#
2051# Aziz responded quickly with this: "hi, The time was not changed for the
2052# 1 year only, the following year, the community went back to the old way
2053# of "spring ahead-fall behind" currently we are zulu plus 5 hrs and in
2054# the winter Zulu plus 6 hrs"

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2129###############################################################################
2130
2131# Mexico
2132
2133# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-05):
2134# The Investigation and Analysis Service of the
2135# Mexican Library of Congress (MLoC) has published a
2168# <a href="http://www.cddhcu.gob.mx/bibliot/publica/inveyana/polisoc/horver/">
2169# history of Mexican local time (in Spanish)
2136# history of Mexican local time (in Spanish)
2170# </a>.
2137# <http://www.cddhcu.gob.mx/bibliot/publica/inveyana/polisoc/horver/>.
2171#
2172# Here are the discrepancies between Shanks & Pottenger (S&P) and the MLoC.
2173# (In all cases we go with the MLoC.)
2174# S&P report that Baja was at -8:00 in 1922/1923.
2175# S&P say the 1930 transition in Baja was 1930-11-16.
2176# S&P report no DST during summer 1931.
2177# S&P report a transition at 1932-03-30 23:00, not 1932-04-01.
2178

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2207# BajaSur: GMT+7
2208# General: GMT+6
2209#
2210# The Decree was published in Mexico's Official Newspaper on January 4th.
2211#
2212# -------------- End Forwarded Message --------------
2213# From Paul Eggert (1996-06-12):
2214# For an English translation of the decree, see
2138#
2139# Here are the discrepancies between Shanks & Pottenger (S&P) and the MLoC.
2140# (In all cases we go with the MLoC.)
2141# S&P report that Baja was at -8:00 in 1922/1923.
2142# S&P say the 1930 transition in Baja was 1930-11-16.
2143# S&P report no DST during summer 1931.
2144# S&P report a transition at 1932-03-30 23:00, not 1932-04-01.
2145

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2174# BajaSur: GMT+7
2175# General: GMT+6
2176#
2177# The Decree was published in Mexico's Official Newspaper on January 4th.
2178#
2179# -------------- End Forwarded Message --------------
2180# From Paul Eggert (1996-06-12):
2181# For an English translation of the decree, see
2215# <a href="http://mexico-travel.com/extra/timezone_eng.html">
2216# "Diario Oficial: Time Zone Changeover" (1996-01-04).
2217# </a>
2182# "Diario Oficial: Time Zone Changeover" (1996-01-04)
2183# <http://mexico-travel.com/extra/timezone_eng.html>.
2218
2219# From Rives McDow (1998-10-08):
2220# The State of Quintana Roo has reverted back to central STD and DST times
2221# (i.e. UTC -0600 and -0500 as of 1998-08-02).
2222
2223# From Rives McDow (2000-01-10):
2224# Effective April 4, 1999 at 2:00 AM local time, Sonora changed to the time
2225# zone 5 hours from the International Date Line, and will not observe daylight
2226# savings time so as to stay on the same time zone as the southern part of
2227# Arizona year round.
2228
2184
2185# From Rives McDow (1998-10-08):
2186# The State of Quintana Roo has reverted back to central STD and DST times
2187# (i.e. UTC -0600 and -0500 as of 1998-08-02).
2188
2189# From Rives McDow (2000-01-10):
2190# Effective April 4, 1999 at 2:00 AM local time, Sonora changed to the time
2191# zone 5 hours from the International Date Line, and will not observe daylight
2192# savings time so as to stay on the same time zone as the southern part of
2193# Arizona year round.
2194
2229# From Jesper Norgaard, translating
2195# From Jesper N��rgaard, translating
2230# <http://www.reforma.com/nacional/articulo/064327/> (2001-01-17):
2231# In Oaxaca, the 55.000 teachers from the Section 22 of the National
2232# Syndicate of Education Workers, refuse to apply daylight saving each
2233# year, so that the more than 10,000 schools work at normal hour the
2234# whole year.
2235
2236# From Gwillim Law (2001-01-19):
2237# <http://www.reforma.com/negocios_y_dinero/articulo/064481/> ... says

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2242# <http://www.publico.com.mx/scripts/texto3.asp?action=pagina&pag=21&pos=p&secc=naci&date=01/17/2001>
2243# [translated], says "summer time will ... take effect on the first Sunday
2244# in May, and end on the last Sunday of September.
2245
2246# From Arthur David Olson (2001-01-25):
2247# The 2001-01-24 traditional Washington Post contained the page one
2248# story "Timely Issue Divides Mexicans."...
2249# http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37383-2001Jan23.html
2196# <http://www.reforma.com/nacional/articulo/064327/> (2001-01-17):
2197# In Oaxaca, the 55.000 teachers from the Section 22 of the National
2198# Syndicate of Education Workers, refuse to apply daylight saving each
2199# year, so that the more than 10,000 schools work at normal hour the
2200# whole year.
2201
2202# From Gwillim Law (2001-01-19):
2203# <http://www.reforma.com/negocios_y_dinero/articulo/064481/> ... says

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2208# <http://www.publico.com.mx/scripts/texto3.asp?action=pagina&pag=21&pos=p&secc=naci&date=01/17/2001>
2209# [translated], says "summer time will ... take effect on the first Sunday
2210# in May, and end on the last Sunday of September.
2211
2212# From Arthur David Olson (2001-01-25):
2213# The 2001-01-24 traditional Washington Post contained the page one
2214# story "Timely Issue Divides Mexicans."...
2215# http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37383-2001Jan23.html
2250# ... Mexico City Mayor Lopez Obrador "...is threatening to keep
2216# ... Mexico City Mayor L��pez Obrador "...is threatening to keep
2251# Mexico City and its 20 million residents on a different time than
2217# Mexico City and its 20 million residents on a different time than
2252# the rest of the country..." In particular, Lopez Obrador would abolish
2218# the rest of the country..." In particular, L��pez Obrador would abolish
2253# observation of Daylight Saving Time.
2254
2219# observation of Daylight Saving Time.
2220
2255# <a href="http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/decretohorver2001.html#decre">
2256# Official statute published by the Energy Department
2221# Official statute published by the Energy Department
2257# </a> (2001-02-01) shows Baja and Chihauhua as still using US DST rules,
2258# and Sonora with no DST. This was reported by Jesper Norgaard (2001-02-03).
2222# <http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/decretohorver2001.html#decre>
2223# (2001-02-01) shows Baja and Chihauhua as still using US DST rules,
2224# and Sonora with no DST. This was reported by Jesper N��rgaard (2001-02-03).
2259
2260# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-03):
2261#
2225
2226# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-03):
2227#
2262# <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/20010303/t000018766.html">
2228# <http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/20010303/t000018766.html>
2263# James F. Smith writes in today's LA Times
2229# James F. Smith writes in today's LA Times
2264# </a>
2265# * Sonora will continue to observe standard time.
2230# * Sonora will continue to observe standard time.
2266# * Last week Mexico City's mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador decreed that
2231# * Last week Mexico City's mayor Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador decreed that
2267# the Federal District will not adopt DST.
2268# * 4 of 16 district leaders announced they'll ignore the decree.
2269# * The decree does not affect federal-controlled facilities including
2270# the airport, banks, hospitals, and schools.
2271#
2272# For now we'll assume that the Federal District will bow to federal rules.
2273
2232# the Federal District will not adopt DST.
2233# * 4 of 16 district leaders announced they'll ignore the decree.
2234# * The decree does not affect federal-controlled facilities including
2235# the airport, banks, hospitals, and schools.
2236#
2237# For now we'll assume that the Federal District will bow to federal rules.
2238
2274# From Jesper Norgaard (2001-04-01):
2239# From Jesper N��rgaard (2001-04-01):
2275# I found some references to the Mexican application of daylight
2276# saving, which modifies what I had already sent you, stating earlier
2277# that a number of northern Mexican states would go on daylight
2278# saving. The modification reverts this to only cover Baja California
2279# (Norte), while all other states (except Sonora, who has no daylight
2280# saving all year) will follow the original decree of president
2281# Vicente Fox, starting daylight saving May 6, 2001 and ending
2282# September 30, 2001.
2240# I found some references to the Mexican application of daylight
2241# saving, which modifies what I had already sent you, stating earlier
2242# that a number of northern Mexican states would go on daylight
2243# saving. The modification reverts this to only cover Baja California
2244# (Norte), while all other states (except Sonora, who has no daylight
2245# saving all year) will follow the original decree of president
2246# Vicente Fox, starting daylight saving May 6, 2001 and ending
2247# September 30, 2001.
2283# References: "Diario de Monterrey"
2248# References: "Diario de Monterrey" <http://www.diariodemonterrey.com/index.asp>
2284# Palabra <http://palabra.infosel.com/010331/primera/ppri3101.pdf> (2001-03-31)
2285
2286# From Reuters (2001-09-04):
2287# Mexico's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that daylight savings was
2288# unconstitutional in Mexico City, creating the possibility the
2289# capital will be in a different time zone from the rest of the nation
2290# next year.... The Supreme Court's ruling takes effect at 2:00
2291# a.m. (0800 GMT) on Sept. 30, when Mexico is scheduled to revert to
2292# standard time. "This is so residents of the Federal District are not
2293# subject to unexpected time changes," a statement from the court said.
2294
2249# Palabra <http://palabra.infosel.com/010331/primera/ppri3101.pdf> (2001-03-31)
2250
2251# From Reuters (2001-09-04):
2252# Mexico's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that daylight savings was
2253# unconstitutional in Mexico City, creating the possibility the
2254# capital will be in a different time zone from the rest of the nation
2255# next year.... The Supreme Court's ruling takes effect at 2:00
2256# a.m. (0800 GMT) on Sept. 30, when Mexico is scheduled to revert to
2257# standard time. "This is so residents of the Federal District are not
2258# subject to unexpected time changes," a statement from the court said.
2259
2295# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2002-03-12):
2260# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2002-03-12):
2296# ... consulting my local grocery store(!) and my coworkers, they all insisted
2297# that a new decision had been made to reinstate US style DST in Mexico....
2298# http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/horaver2001_m1_2002.html (2002-02-20)
2299# confirms this. Sonora as usual is the only state where DST is not applied.
2300
2301# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-12-28):
2302#
2303# Steffen Thorsen wrote:
2304# > Mexico's House of Representatives has approved a proposal for northern
2305# > Mexico's border cities to share the same daylight saving schedule as
2306# > the United States.
2307# Now this has passed both the Congress and the Senate, so starting from
2308# 2010, some border regions will be the same:
2261# ... consulting my local grocery store(!) and my coworkers, they all insisted
2262# that a new decision had been made to reinstate US style DST in Mexico....
2263# http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/horaver2001_m1_2002.html (2002-02-20)
2264# confirms this. Sonora as usual is the only state where DST is not applied.
2265
2266# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-12-28):
2267#
2268# Steffen Thorsen wrote:
2269# > Mexico's House of Representatives has approved a proposal for northern
2270# > Mexico's border cities to share the same daylight saving schedule as
2271# > the United States.
2272# Now this has passed both the Congress and the Senate, so starting from
2273# 2010, some border regions will be the same:
2309# <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/28/clocks-will-match-both-sides-border/">
2310# http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/28/clocks-will-match-both-sides-border/
2274# http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/28/clocks-will-match-both-sides-border/
2311# </a>
2312# <a href="http://www.elmananarey.com/diario/noticia/nacional/noticias/empatan_horario_de_frontera_con_eu/621939">
2313# http://www.elmananarey.com/diario/noticia/nacional/noticias/empatan_horario_de_frontera_con_eu/621939
2275# http://www.elmananarey.com/diario/noticia/nacional/noticias/empatan_horario_de_frontera_con_eu/621939
2314# </a>
2315# (Spanish)
2316#
2317# Could not find the new law text, but the proposed law text changes are here:
2276# (Spanish)
2277#
2278# Could not find the new law text, but the proposed law text changes are here:
2318# <a href="http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/20091210-V.pdf">
2319# http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/20091210-V.pdf
2279# http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/20091210-V.pdf
2320# </a>
2321# (Gaceta Parlamentaria)
2322#
2323# There is also a list of the votes here:
2280# (Gaceta Parlamentaria)
2281#
2282# There is also a list of the votes here:
2324# <a href="http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/V2-101209.html">
2325# http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/V2-101209.html
2283# http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/V2-101209.html
2326# </a>
2327#
2328# Our page:
2284#
2285# Our page:
2329# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/north-mexico-dst-change.html">
2330# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/north-mexico-dst-change.html
2286# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/north-mexico-dst-change.html
2331# </a>
2332
2333# From Arthur David Olson (2010-01-20):
2334# The page
2287
2288# From Arthur David Olson (2010-01-20):
2289# The page
2335# <a href="http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5127480&fecha=06/01/2010">
2336# http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5127480&fecha=06/01/2010
2290# http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5127480&fecha=06/01/2010
2337# </a>
2338# includes this text:
2339# En los municipios fronterizos de Tijuana y Mexicali en Baja California;
2291# includes this text:
2292# En los municipios fronterizos de Tijuana y Mexicali en Baja California;
2340# Ju&aacute;rez y Ojinaga en Chihuahua; Acu&ntilde;a y Piedras Negras en Coahuila;
2341# An&aacute;huac en Nuevo Le&oacute;n; y Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa y Matamoros en
2342# Tamaulipas, la aplicaci&oacute;n de este horario estacional surtir&aacute; efecto
2343# desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluir&aacute; a las dos
2293# Ju��rez y Ojinaga en Chihuahua; Acu��a y Piedras Negras en Coahuila;
2294# An��huac en Nuevo Le��n; y Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa y Matamoros en
2295# Tamaulipas, la aplicaci��n de este horario estacional surtir�� efecto
2296# desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluir�� a las dos
2344# horas del primer domingo de noviembre.
2345# En los municipios fronterizos que se encuentren ubicados en la franja
2297# horas del primer domingo de noviembre.
2298# En los municipios fronterizos que se encuentren ubicados en la franja
2346# fronteriza norte en el territorio comprendido entre la l&iacute;nea
2347# internacional y la l&iacute;nea paralela ubicada a una distancia de veinte
2348# kil&oacute;metros, as&iacute; como la Ciudad de Ensenada, Baja California, hacia el
2349# interior del pa&iacute;s, la aplicaci&oacute;n de este horario estacional surtir&aacute;
2350# efecto desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluir&aacute; a
2299# fronteriza norte en el territorio comprendido entre la l��nea
2300# internacional y la l��nea paralela ubicada a una distancia de veinte
2301# kil��metros, as�� como la Ciudad de Ensenada, Baja California, hacia el
2302# interior del pa��s, la aplicaci��n de este horario estacional surtir��
2303# efecto desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluir�� a
2351# las dos horas del primer domingo de noviembre.
2352
2353# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
2354Rule Mexico 1939 only - Feb 5 0:00 1:00 D
2355Rule Mexico 1939 only - Jun 25 0:00 0 S
2356Rule Mexico 1940 only - Dec 9 0:00 1:00 D
2357Rule Mexico 1941 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S
2358Rule Mexico 1943 only - Dec 16 0:00 1:00 W # War
2359Rule Mexico 1944 only - May 1 0:00 0 S
2360Rule Mexico 1950 only - Feb 12 0:00 1:00 D
2361Rule Mexico 1950 only - Jul 30 0:00 0 S
2362Rule Mexico 1996 2000 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
2363Rule Mexico 1996 2000 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
2364Rule Mexico 2001 only - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
2365Rule Mexico 2001 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S
2366Rule Mexico 2002 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
2367Rule Mexico 2002 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
2368# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2304# las dos horas del primer domingo de noviembre.
2305
2306# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
2307Rule Mexico 1939 only - Feb 5 0:00 1:00 D
2308Rule Mexico 1939 only - Jun 25 0:00 0 S
2309Rule Mexico 1940 only - Dec 9 0:00 1:00 D
2310Rule Mexico 1941 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S
2311Rule Mexico 1943 only - Dec 16 0:00 1:00 W # War
2312Rule Mexico 1944 only - May 1 0:00 0 S
2313Rule Mexico 1950 only - Feb 12 0:00 1:00 D
2314Rule Mexico 1950 only - Jul 30 0:00 0 S
2315Rule Mexico 1996 2000 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
2316Rule Mexico 1996 2000 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
2317Rule Mexico 2001 only - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
2318Rule Mexico 2001 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S
2319Rule Mexico 2002 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
2320Rule Mexico 2002 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
2321# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2369# Quintana Roo
2322# Quintana Roo; represented by Canc��n
2370Zone America/Cancun -5:47:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:12:56
2371 -6:00 - CST 1981 Dec 23
2372 -5:00 Mexico E%sT 1998 Aug 2 2:00
2373 -6:00 Mexico C%sT
2323Zone America/Cancun -5:47:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:12:56
2324 -6:00 - CST 1981 Dec 23
2325 -5:00 Mexico E%sT 1998 Aug 2 2:00
2326 -6:00 Mexico C%sT
2374# Campeche, Yucatan
2327# Campeche, Yucat��n; represented by M��rida
2375Zone America/Merida -5:58:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:01:32
2376 -6:00 - CST 1981 Dec 23
2377 -5:00 - EST 1982 Dec 2
2378 -6:00 Mexico C%sT
2328Zone America/Merida -5:58:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:01:32
2329 -6:00 - CST 1981 Dec 23
2330 -5:00 - EST 1982 Dec 2
2331 -6:00 Mexico C%sT
2379# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (near US border)
2332# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Le��n, Tamaulipas (near US border)
2380Zone America/Matamoros -6:40:00 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:20:00
2381 -6:00 - CST 1988
2382 -6:00 US C%sT 1989
2383 -6:00 Mexico C%sT 2010
2384 -6:00 US C%sT
2333Zone America/Matamoros -6:40:00 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:20:00
2334 -6:00 - CST 1988
2335 -6:00 US C%sT 1989
2336 -6:00 Mexico C%sT 2010
2337 -6:00 US C%sT
2385# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (away from US border)
2338# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Le��n, Tamaulipas (away from US border)
2386Zone America/Monterrey -6:41:16 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:18:44
2387 -6:00 - CST 1988
2388 -6:00 US C%sT 1989
2389 -6:00 Mexico C%sT
2390# Central Mexico
2391Zone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:23:24
2392 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
2393 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15

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2429 -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1
2430 -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr 24
2431 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14
2432 -8:00 - PST 1970
2433 -7:00 Mexico M%sT 1999
2434 -7:00 - MST
2435
2436# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-21):
2339Zone America/Monterrey -6:41:16 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:18:44
2340 -6:00 - CST 1988
2341 -6:00 US C%sT 1989
2342 -6:00 Mexico C%sT
2343# Central Mexico
2344Zone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:23:24
2345 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
2346 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15

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2382 -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1
2383 -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr 24
2384 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14
2385 -8:00 - PST 1970
2386 -7:00 Mexico M%sT 1999
2387 -7:00 - MST
2388
2389# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-21):
2437# According to news, Bah&iacute;a de Banderas (Mexican state of Nayarit)
2390# According to news, Bah��a de Banderas (Mexican state of Nayarit)
2438# changed time zone UTC-7 to new time zone UTC-6 on April 4, 2010 (to
2439# share the same time zone as nearby city Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco).
2440#
2441# (Spanish)
2391# changed time zone UTC-7 to new time zone UTC-6 on April 4, 2010 (to
2392# share the same time zone as nearby city Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco).
2393#
2394# (Spanish)
2442# Bah&iacute;a de Banderas homologa su horario al del centro del
2443# pa&iacute;s, a partir de este domingo
2444# <a href="http://www.nayarit.gob.mx/notes.asp?id=20748">
2395# Bah��a de Banderas homologa su horario al del centro del
2396# pa��s, a partir de este domingo
2445# http://www.nayarit.gob.mx/notes.asp?id=20748
2397# http://www.nayarit.gob.mx/notes.asp?id=20748
2446# </a>
2447#
2398#
2448# Bah&iacute;a de Banderas homologa su horario con el del Centro del
2449# Pa&iacute;s
2450# <a href="http://www.bahiadebanderas.gob.mx/principal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:bahia-de-banderas-homologa-su-horario-con-el-del-centro-del-pais&catid=42:comunicacion-social&Itemid=50">
2451# http://www.bahiadebanderas.gob.mx/principal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:bahia-de-banderas-homologa-su-horario-con-el-del-centro-del-pais&catid=42:comunicacion-social&Itemid=50"
2452# </a>
2399# Bah��a de Banderas homologa su horario con el del Centro del
2400# Pa��s
2401# http://www.bahiadebanderas.gob.mx/principal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:bahia-de-banderas-homologa-su-horario-con-el-del-centro-del-pais&catid=42:comunicacion-social&Itemid=50
2453#
2454# (English)
2402#
2403# (English)
2455# Puerto Vallarta and Bah&iacute;a de Banderas: One Time Zone
2456# <a href="http://virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/puertovallarta/localnews/2009-12-03-Puerto-Vallarta-and-Bahia-de-Banderas-One-Time-Zone.shtml">
2404# Puerto Vallarta and Bah��a de Banderas: One Time Zone
2457# http://virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/puertovallarta/localnews/2009-12-03-Puerto-Vallarta-and-Bahia-de-Banderas-One-Time-Zone.shtml
2405# http://virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/puertovallarta/localnews/2009-12-03-Puerto-Vallarta-and-Bahia-de-Banderas-One-Time-Zone.shtml
2458# </a>
2459#
2460# or
2461# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mexico08.html">
2462# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mexico08.html
2406# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mexico08.html
2463# </a>
2464#
2465# "Mexico's Senate approved the amendments to the Mexican Schedule System that
2407#
2408# "Mexico's Senate approved the amendments to the Mexican Schedule System that
2466# will allow Bah&iacute;a de Banderas and Puerto Vallarta to share the same time
2409# will allow Bah��a de Banderas and Puerto Vallarta to share the same time
2467# zone ..."
2468# Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Sinaloa
2469
2470# From Arthur David Olson (2010-05-01):
2471# Use "Bahia_Banderas" to keep the name to fourteen characters.
2472
2410# zone ..."
2411# Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Sinaloa
2412
2413# From Arthur David Olson (2010-05-01):
2414# Use "Bahia_Banderas" to keep the name to fourteen characters.
2415
2416# Mazatl��n
2473Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20
2474 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
2475 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15
2476 -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00
2477 -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct
2478 -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1
2479 -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr 24
2480 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14
2481 -8:00 - PST 1970
2482 -7:00 Mexico M%sT
2483
2417Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20
2418 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
2419 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15
2420 -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00
2421 -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct
2422 -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1
2423 -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr 24
2424 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14
2425 -8:00 - PST 1970
2426 -7:00 Mexico M%sT
2427
2428# Bah��a de Banderas
2484Zone America/Bahia_Banderas -7:01:00 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:59:00
2485 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
2486 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15
2487 -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00
2488 -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct
2489 -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1
2490 -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr 24
2491 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14

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2532 -8:00 Mexico P%sT 2001
2533 -8:00 US P%sT 2002 Feb 20
2534 -8:00 Mexico P%sT
2535# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
2536# Formerly there was an America/Ensenada zone, which differed from
2537# America/Tijuana only in that it did not observe DST from 1976
2538# through 1995. This was as per Shanks (1999). But Shanks & Pottenger say
2539# Ensenada did not observe DST from 1948 through 1975. Guy Harris reports
2429Zone America/Bahia_Banderas -7:01:00 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:59:00
2430 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00
2431 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15
2432 -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00
2433 -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct
2434 -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1
2435 -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr 24
2436 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14

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2477 -8:00 Mexico P%sT 2001
2478 -8:00 US P%sT 2002 Feb 20
2479 -8:00 Mexico P%sT
2480# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
2481# Formerly there was an America/Ensenada zone, which differed from
2482# America/Tijuana only in that it did not observe DST from 1976
2483# through 1995. This was as per Shanks (1999). But Shanks & Pottenger say
2484# Ensenada did not observe DST from 1948 through 1975. Guy Harris reports
2540# that the 1987 OAG says "Only Ensenada, Mexicale, San Felipe and
2485# that the 1987 OAG says "Only Ensenada, Mexicali, San Felipe and
2541# Tijuana observe DST," which agrees with Shanks & Pottenger but implies that
2542# DST-observance was a town-by-town matter back then. This concerns
2543# data after 1970 so most likely there should be at least one Zone
2544# other than America/Tijuana for Baja, but it's not clear yet what its
2545# name or contents should be.
2546#
2547# Revillagigedo Is
2548# no information
2549
2550###############################################################################
2551
2552# Anguilla
2486# Tijuana observe DST," which agrees with Shanks & Pottenger but implies that
2487# DST-observance was a town-by-town matter back then. This concerns
2488# data after 1970 so most likely there should be at least one Zone
2489# other than America/Tijuana for Baja, but it's not clear yet what its
2490# name or contents should be.
2491#
2492# Revillagigedo Is
2493# no information
2494
2495###############################################################################
2496
2497# Anguilla
2553# See 'southamerica'.
2498# See America/Port_of_Spain.
2554
2555# Antigua and Barbuda
2556# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2557Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
2558 -5:00 - EST 1951
2559 -4:00 - AST
2560
2561# Bahamas

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2625# Cayman Is
2626# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2627Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown
2628 -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
2629 -5:00 - EST
2630
2631# Costa Rica
2632
2499
2500# Antigua and Barbuda
2501# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2502Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
2503 -5:00 - EST 1951
2504 -4:00 - AST
2505
2506# Bahamas

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2570# Cayman Is
2571# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2572Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown
2573 -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
2574 -5:00 - EST
2575
2576# Costa Rica
2577
2633# Milne gives -5:36:13.3 as San Jose mean time; round to nearest.
2578# Milne gives -5:36:13.3 as San Jos�� mean time; round to nearest.
2634
2635# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
2636Rule CR 1979 1980 - Feb lastSun 0:00 1:00 D
2637Rule CR 1979 1980 - Jun Sun>=1 0:00 0 S
2638Rule CR 1991 1992 - Jan Sat>=15 0:00 1:00 D
2639# IATA SSIM (1991-09) says the following was at 1:00;
2640# go with Shanks & Pottenger.
2641Rule CR 1991 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S
2642Rule CR 1992 only - Mar 15 0:00 0 S
2579
2580# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
2581Rule CR 1979 1980 - Feb lastSun 0:00 1:00 D
2582Rule CR 1979 1980 - Jun Sun>=1 0:00 0 S
2583Rule CR 1991 1992 - Jan Sat>=15 0:00 1:00 D
2584# IATA SSIM (1991-09) says the following was at 1:00;
2585# go with Shanks & Pottenger.
2586Rule CR 1991 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S
2587Rule CR 1992 only - Mar 15 0:00 0 S
2643# There are too many San Joses elsewhere, so we'll use 'Costa Rica'.
2588# There are too many San Jos��s elsewhere, so we'll use 'Costa Rica'.
2644# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2589# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2645Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:13 - LMT 1890 # San Jose
2646 -5:36:13 - SJMT 1921 Jan 15 # San Jose Mean Time
2590Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:13 - LMT 1890 # San Jos��
2591 -5:36:13 - SJMT 1921 Jan 15 # San Jos�� Mean Time
2647 -6:00 CR C%sT
2648# Coco
2649# no information; probably like America/Costa_Rica
2650
2651# Cuba
2652
2653# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
2654# Milne gives -5:28:50.45 for the observatory at Havana, -5:29:23.57
2655# for the port, and -5:30 for meteorological observations.
2656# For now, stick with Shanks & Pottenger.
2657
2658# From Arthur David Olson (1999-03-29):
2659# The 1999-03-28 exhibition baseball game held in Havana, Cuba, between
2660# the Cuban National Team and the Baltimore Orioles was carried live on
2661# the Orioles Radio Network, including affiliate WTOP in Washington, DC.
2662# During the game, play-by-play announcer Jim Hunter noted that
2663# "We'll be losing two hours of sleep...Cuba switched to Daylight Saving
2664# Time today." (The "two hour" remark referred to losing one hour of
2592 -6:00 CR C%sT
2593# Coco
2594# no information; probably like America/Costa_Rica
2595
2596# Cuba
2597
2598# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
2599# Milne gives -5:28:50.45 for the observatory at Havana, -5:29:23.57
2600# for the port, and -5:30 for meteorological observations.
2601# For now, stick with Shanks & Pottenger.
2602
2603# From Arthur David Olson (1999-03-29):
2604# The 1999-03-28 exhibition baseball game held in Havana, Cuba, between
2605# the Cuban National Team and the Baltimore Orioles was carried live on
2606# the Orioles Radio Network, including affiliate WTOP in Washington, DC.
2607# During the game, play-by-play announcer Jim Hunter noted that
2608# "We'll be losing two hours of sleep...Cuba switched to Daylight Saving
2609# Time today." (The "two hour" remark referred to losing one hour of
2665# sleep on 1999-03-28--when the announcers were in Cuba as it switched
2666# to DST--and one more hour on 1999-04-04--when the announcers will have
2610# sleep on 1999-03-28 - when the announcers were in Cuba as it switched
2611# to DST - and one more hour on 1999-04-04 - when the announcers will have
2667# returned to Baltimore, which switches on that date.)
2668
2669# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-11-11):
2670# DST start in Cuba in 2004 ... does not follow the same rules as the
2671# years before. The correct date should be Sunday 2004-03-28 00:00 ...
2672# https://web.archive.org/web/20040402060750/http://www.granma.cu/espanol/2004/marzo/sab27/reloj.html
2673
2674# From Evert van der Veer via Steffen Thorsen (2004-10-28):

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2680# to normal hours (after daylight saving time)".
2681# For now, let's assume that it's a temporary measure.
2682
2683# From Carlos A. Carnero Delgado (2005-11-12):
2684# This year (just like in 2004-2005) there's no change in time zone
2685# adjustment in Cuba. We will stay in daylight saving time:
2686# http://www.granma.cu/espanol/2005/noviembre/mier9/horario.html
2687
2612# returned to Baltimore, which switches on that date.)
2613
2614# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-11-11):
2615# DST start in Cuba in 2004 ... does not follow the same rules as the
2616# years before. The correct date should be Sunday 2004-03-28 00:00 ...
2617# https://web.archive.org/web/20040402060750/http://www.granma.cu/espanol/2004/marzo/sab27/reloj.html
2618
2619# From Evert van der Veer via Steffen Thorsen (2004-10-28):

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2625# to normal hours (after daylight saving time)".
2626# For now, let's assume that it's a temporary measure.
2627
2628# From Carlos A. Carnero Delgado (2005-11-12):
2629# This year (just like in 2004-2005) there's no change in time zone
2630# adjustment in Cuba. We will stay in daylight saving time:
2631# http://www.granma.cu/espanol/2005/noviembre/mier9/horario.html
2632
2688# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-10-21):
2633# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-10-21):
2689# An article in GRANMA INTERNACIONAL claims that Cuba will end
2690# the 3 years of permanent DST next weekend, see
2691# http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2006/octubre/lun16/43horario.html
2692# "On Saturday night, October 28 going into Sunday, October 29, at 01:00,
2634# An article in GRANMA INTERNACIONAL claims that Cuba will end
2635# the 3 years of permanent DST next weekend, see
2636# http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2006/octubre/lun16/43horario.html
2637# "On Saturday night, October 28 going into Sunday, October 29, at 01:00,
2693# watches should be set back one hour -- going back to 00:00 hours -- returning
2638# watches should be set back one hour - going back to 00:00 hours - returning
2694# to the normal schedule....
2695
2696# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-02):
2639# to the normal schedule....
2640
2641# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-02):
2697# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art89.html, dated yesterday,
2642# <http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art89.html>, dated yesterday,
2698# says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10.
2699# For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules,
2700# except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual.
2701#
2702# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-25):
2703# Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz informed me that Cuba will end DST one week
2704# earlier - on the last Sunday of October, just like in 2006.
2705#
2706# He supplied these references:
2707#
2708# http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/article.asp?ID=%7B4CC32C1B-A9F7-42FB-8A07-8631AFC923AF%7D&language=ES
2709# http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/cuba_llama_ahorrar_energia_cambio_1957044.htm
2710#
2643# says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10.
2644# For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules,
2645# except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual.
2646#
2647# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-25):
2648# Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz informed me that Cuba will end DST one week
2649# earlier - on the last Sunday of October, just like in 2006.
2650#
2651# He supplied these references:
2652#
2653# http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/article.asp?ID=%7B4CC32C1B-A9F7-42FB-8A07-8631AFC923AF%7D&language=ES
2654# http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/cuba_llama_ahorrar_energia_cambio_1957044.htm
2655#
2711# From Alex Kryvenishev (2007-10-25):
2656# From Alex Krivenyshev (2007-10-25):
2712# Here is also article from Granma (Cuba):
2713#
2657# Here is also article from Granma (Cuba):
2658#
2714# [Regira] el Horario Normal desde el [proximo] domingo 28 de octubre
2659# Regir�� el Horario Normal desde el pr��ximo domingo 28 de octubre
2715# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/10/24/nacional/artic07.html
2716#
2717# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html
2718
2719# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-09):
2720# I'm in Maryland which is now observing United States Eastern Daylight
2721# Time. At 9:44 local time I used RealPlayer to listen to
2660# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/10/24/nacional/artic07.html
2661#
2662# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html
2663
2664# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-09):
2665# I'm in Maryland which is now observing United States Eastern Daylight
2666# Time. At 9:44 local time I used RealPlayer to listen to
2722# <a href="http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj">
2723# http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj
2667# http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj
2724# </a>, a Cuban information station, and heard
2668# a Cuban information station, and heard
2725# the time announced as "ocho cuarenta y cuatro" ("eight forty-four"),
2726# indicating that Cuba is still on standard time.
2727
2728# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-12):
2729# It seems that Cuba will start DST on Sunday, 2007-03-16...
2730# It was announced yesterday, according to this source (in Spanish):
2669# the time announced as "ocho cuarenta y cuatro" ("eight forty-four"),
2670# indicating that Cuba is still on standard time.
2671
2672# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-12):
2673# It seems that Cuba will start DST on Sunday, 2007-03-16...
2674# It was announced yesterday, according to this source (in Spanish):
2731# <a href="http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm">
2732# http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm
2675# http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm
2733# </a>
2734#
2735# Some more background information is posted here:
2676#
2677# Some more background information is posted here:
2736# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html">
2737# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html
2678# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html
2738# </a>
2739#
2740# The article also says that Cuba has been observing DST since 1963,
2741# while Shanks (and tzdata) has 1965 as the first date (except in the
2742# 1940's). Many other web pages in Cuba also claim that it has been
2743# observed since 1963, but with the exception of 1970 - an exception
2744# which is not present in tzdata/Shanks. So there is a chance we need to
2745# change some historic records as well.
2746#
2747# One example:
2679#
2680# The article also says that Cuba has been observing DST since 1963,
2681# while Shanks (and tzdata) has 1965 as the first date (except in the
2682# 1940's). Many other web pages in Cuba also claim that it has been
2683# observed since 1963, but with the exception of 1970 - an exception
2684# which is not present in tzdata/Shanks. So there is a chance we need to
2685# change some historic records as well.
2686#
2687# One example:
2748# <a href="http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm">
2749# http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm
2688# http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm
2750# </a>
2751
2689
2752# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-03-13):
2690# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2008-03-13):
2753# The Cuban time change has just been confirmed on the most authoritative
2754# web site, the Granma. Please check out
2691# The Cuban time change has just been confirmed on the most authoritative
2692# web site, the Granma. Please check out
2755# <a href="http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html">
2756# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html
2693# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html
2757# </a>
2758#
2694#
2759# Basically as expected after Steffen Thorsens information, the change
2695# Basically as expected after Steffen Thorsen's information, the change
2760# will take place midnight between Saturday and Sunday.
2761
2762# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-12):
2763# Assume Sun>=15 (third Sunday) going forward.
2764
2765# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-04)
2766# According to the Radio Reloj - Cuba will start Daylight Saving Time on
2767# midnight between Saturday, March 07, 2009 and Sunday, March 08, 2009-
2768# not on midnight March 14 / March 15 as previously thought.
2769#
2696# will take place midnight between Saturday and Sunday.
2697
2698# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-12):
2699# Assume Sun>=15 (third Sunday) going forward.
2700
2701# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-04)
2702# According to the Radio Reloj - Cuba will start Daylight Saving Time on
2703# midnight between Saturday, March 07, 2009 and Sunday, March 08, 2009-
2704# not on midnight March 14 / March 15 as previously thought.
2705#
2770# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html">
2771# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html
2772# (in Spanish)
2706# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html
2707# (in Spanish)
2773# </a>
2774
2775# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-09)
2776# I listened over the Internet to
2708
2709# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-09)
2710# I listened over the Internet to
2777# <a href="http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj">
2778# http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj
2711# http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj
2779# </a>
2780# this morning; when it was 10:05 a. m. here in Bethesda, Maryland the
2712# this morning; when it was 10:05 a. m. here in Bethesda, Maryland the
2781# the time was announced as "diez cinco"--the same time as here, indicating
2713# the time was announced as "diez cinco" - the same time as here, indicating
2782# that has indeed switched to DST. Assume second Sunday from 2009 forward.
2783
2784# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-03-08):
2785# Granma announced that Cuba is going to start DST on 2011-03-20 00:00:00
2786# this year. Nothing about the end date known so far (if that has
2787# changed at all).
2788#
2789# Source:
2714# that has indeed switched to DST. Assume second Sunday from 2009 forward.
2715
2716# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-03-08):
2717# Granma announced that Cuba is going to start DST on 2011-03-20 00:00:00
2718# this year. Nothing about the end date known so far (if that has
2719# changed at all).
2720#
2721# Source:
2790# <a href="http://granma.co.cu/2011/03/08/nacional/artic01.html">
2791# http://granma.co.cu/2011/03/08/nacional/artic01.html
2722# http://granma.co.cu/2011/03/08/nacional/artic01.html
2792# </a>
2793#
2794# Our info:
2723#
2724# Our info:
2795# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html">
2796# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html
2725# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html
2797# </a>
2798#
2799# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-30)
2800# Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year. Instead of going back
2801# tonight, it has been delayed to 2011-11-13 at 01:00.
2802#
2803# One source (Spanish)
2726#
2727# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-30)
2728# Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year. Instead of going back
2729# tonight, it has been delayed to 2011-11-13 at 01:00.
2730#
2731# One source (Spanish)
2804# <a href="http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html">
2805# http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html
2732# http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html
2806# </a>
2807#
2808# Our page:
2733#
2734# Our page:
2809# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html">
2810# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html
2735# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html
2811# </a>
2812#
2813# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-01)
2814# According to Radio Reloj, Cuba will start DST on Midnight between March
2815# 31 and April 1.
2816#
2817# Radio Reloj has the following info (Spanish):
2736#
2737# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-01)
2738# According to Radio Reloj, Cuba will start DST on Midnight between March
2739# 31 and April 1.
2740#
2741# Radio Reloj has the following info (Spanish):
2818# <a href="http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/71-miscelaneas/7529-cuba-aplicara-el-horario-de-verano-desde-el-1-de-abril">
2819# http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/71-miscelaneas/7529-cuba-aplicara-el-horario-de-verano-desde-el-1-de-abril
2742# http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/71-miscelaneas/7529-cuba-aplicara-el-horario-de-verano-desde-el-1-de-abril
2820# </a>
2821#
2822# Our info on it:
2743#
2744# Our info on it:
2823# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2012.html">
2824# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2012.html
2745# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2012.html
2825# </a>
2826
2827# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-11-03):
2828# Radio Reloj and many other sources report that Cuba is changing back
2829# to standard time on 2012-11-04:
2830# http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/36-nacionales/9961-regira-horario-normal-en-cuba-desde-el-domingo-cuatro-de-noviembre
2831# From Paul Eggert (2012-11-03):
2832# For now, assume the future rule is first Sunday in November.
2833

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2873Rule Cuba 2013 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D
2874
2875# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2876Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890
2877 -5:29:36 - HMT 1925 Jul 19 12:00 # Havana MT
2878 -5:00 Cuba C%sT
2879
2880# Dominica
2746
2747# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-11-03):
2748# Radio Reloj and many other sources report that Cuba is changing back
2749# to standard time on 2012-11-04:
2750# http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/36-nacionales/9961-regira-horario-normal-en-cuba-desde-el-domingo-cuatro-de-noviembre
2751# From Paul Eggert (2012-11-03):
2752# For now, assume the future rule is first Sunday in November.
2753

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2793Rule Cuba 2013 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D
2794
2795# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2796Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890
2797 -5:29:36 - HMT 1925 Jul 19 12:00 # Havana MT
2798 -5:00 Cuba C%sT
2799
2800# Dominica
2881# See 'southamerica'.
2801# See America/Port_of_Spain.
2882
2883# Dominican Republic
2884
2885# From Steffen Thorsen (2000-10-30):
2886# Enrique Morales reported to me that the Dominican Republic has changed the
2887# time zone to Eastern Standard Time as of Sunday 29 at 2 am....
2888# http://www.listin.com.do/antes/261000/republica/princi.html
2889

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2923# There are too many San Salvadors elsewhere, so use America/El_Salvador
2924# instead of America/San_Salvador.
2925# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2926Zone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 - LMT 1921 # San Salvador
2927 -6:00 Salv C%sT
2928
2929# Grenada
2930# Guadeloupe
2802
2803# Dominican Republic
2804
2805# From Steffen Thorsen (2000-10-30):
2806# Enrique Morales reported to me that the Dominican Republic has changed the
2807# time zone to Eastern Standard Time as of Sunday 29 at 2 am....
2808# http://www.listin.com.do/antes/261000/republica/princi.html
2809

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2843# There are too many San Salvadors elsewhere, so use America/El_Salvador
2844# instead of America/San_Salvador.
2845# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2846Zone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 - LMT 1921 # San Salvador
2847 -6:00 Salv C%sT
2848
2849# Grenada
2850# Guadeloupe
2931# St Barthelemy
2851# St Barth��lemy
2932# St Martin (French part)
2852# St Martin (French part)
2933# See 'southamerica'.
2853# See America/Port_of_Spain.
2934
2935# Guatemala
2936#
2937# From Gwillim Law (2006-04-22), after a heads-up from Oscar van Vlijmen:
2938# Diario Co Latino, at
2854
2855# Guatemala
2856#
2857# From Gwillim Law (2006-04-22), after a heads-up from Oscar van Vlijmen:
2858# Diario Co Latino, at
2939# http://www.diariocolatino.com/internacionales/detalles.asp?NewsID=8079,
2859# <http://www.diariocolatino.com/internacionales/detalles.asp?NewsID=8079>,
2940# says in an article dated 2006-04-19 that the Guatemalan government had
2941# decided on that date to advance official time by 60 minutes, to lessen the
2942# impact of the elevated cost of oil.... Daylight saving time will last from
2943# 2006-04-29 24:00 (Guatemalan standard time) to 2006-09-30 (time unspecified).
2944# From Paul Eggert (2006-06-22):
2945# The Ministry of Energy and Mines, press release CP-15/2006
2946# (2006-04-19), says DST ends at 24:00. See
2947# <http://www.sieca.org.gt/Sitio_publico/Energeticos/Doc/Medidas/Cambio_Horario_Nac_190406.pdf>.

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2956Rule Guat 2006 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D
2957Rule Guat 2006 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S
2958# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2959Zone America/Guatemala -6:02:04 - LMT 1918 Oct 5
2960 -6:00 Guat C%sT
2961
2962# Haiti
2963# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-15):
2860# says in an article dated 2006-04-19 that the Guatemalan government had
2861# decided on that date to advance official time by 60 minutes, to lessen the
2862# impact of the elevated cost of oil.... Daylight saving time will last from
2863# 2006-04-29 24:00 (Guatemalan standard time) to 2006-09-30 (time unspecified).
2864# From Paul Eggert (2006-06-22):
2865# The Ministry of Energy and Mines, press release CP-15/2006
2866# (2006-04-19), says DST ends at 24:00. See
2867# <http://www.sieca.org.gt/Sitio_publico/Energeticos/Doc/Medidas/Cambio_Horario_Nac_190406.pdf>.

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2876Rule Guat 2006 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D
2877Rule Guat 2006 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S
2878# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2879Zone America/Guatemala -6:02:04 - LMT 1918 Oct 5
2880 -6:00 Guat C%sT
2881
2882# Haiti
2883# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-15):
2964# Risto O. Nykanen wrote me that Haiti is now on DST.
2965# I searched for confirmation, and I found a
2966# <a href="http://www.haitianconsulate.org/time.doc"> press release
2884# Risto O. Nyk��nen wrote me that Haiti is now on DST.
2885# I searched for confirmation, and I found a press release
2967# on the Web page of the Haitian Consulate in Chicago (2005-03-31),
2886# on the Web page of the Haitian Consulate in Chicago (2005-03-31),
2968# </a>. Translated from French, it says:
2887# <http://www.haitianconsulate.org/time.doc>. Translated from French, it says:
2969#
2970# "The Prime Minister's Communication Office notifies the public in general
2971# and the press in particular that, following a decision of the Interior
2972# Ministry and the Territorial Collectivities [I suppose that means the
2973# provinces], Haiti will move to Eastern Daylight Time in the night from next
2974# Saturday the 2nd to Sunday the 3rd.
2975#
2976# "Consequently, the Prime Minister's Communication Office wishes to inform

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3037
3038# From Paul Eggert (2006-05-05):
3039# worldtimezone.com reports a 2006-05-02 Spanish-language AP article
3040# saying Honduras will start using DST midnight Saturday, effective 4
3041# months until September. La Tribuna reported today
3042# <http://www.latribuna.hn/99299.html> that Manuel Zelaya, the president
3043# of Honduras, refused to back down on this.
3044
2888#
2889# "The Prime Minister's Communication Office notifies the public in general
2890# and the press in particular that, following a decision of the Interior
2891# Ministry and the Territorial Collectivities [I suppose that means the
2892# provinces], Haiti will move to Eastern Daylight Time in the night from next
2893# Saturday the 2nd to Sunday the 3rd.
2894#
2895# "Consequently, the Prime Minister's Communication Office wishes to inform

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2956
2957# From Paul Eggert (2006-05-05):
2958# worldtimezone.com reports a 2006-05-02 Spanish-language AP article
2959# saying Honduras will start using DST midnight Saturday, effective 4
2960# months until September. La Tribuna reported today
2961# <http://www.latribuna.hn/99299.html> that Manuel Zelaya, the president
2962# of Honduras, refused to back down on this.
2963
3045# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-08-08):
2964# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-08-08):
3046# It seems that Honduras has returned from DST to standard time this Monday at
3047# 00:00 hours (prolonging Sunday to 25 hours duration).
3048# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_honduras04.html
3049
3050# From Paul Eggert (2006-08-08):
3051# Also see Diario El Heraldo, The country returns to standard time (2006-08-08)
3052# <http://www.elheraldo.hn/nota.php?nid=54941&sec=12>.
3053# It mentions executive decree 18-2006.

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3087# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3088Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France
3089 -4:04:20 - FFMT 1911 May # Fort-de-France MT
3090 -4:00 - AST 1980 Apr 6
3091 -4:00 1:00 ADT 1980 Sep 28
3092 -4:00 - AST
3093
3094# Montserrat
2965# It seems that Honduras has returned from DST to standard time this Monday at
2966# 00:00 hours (prolonging Sunday to 25 hours duration).
2967# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_honduras04.html
2968
2969# From Paul Eggert (2006-08-08):
2970# Also see Diario El Heraldo, The country returns to standard time (2006-08-08)
2971# <http://www.elheraldo.hn/nota.php?nid=54941&sec=12>.
2972# It mentions executive decree 18-2006.

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3006# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3007Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France
3008 -4:04:20 - FFMT 1911 May # Fort-de-France MT
3009 -4:00 - AST 1980 Apr 6
3010 -4:00 1:00 ADT 1980 Sep 28
3011 -4:00 - AST
3012
3013# Montserrat
3095# See 'southamerica'.
3014# See America/Port_of_Spain.
3096
3097# Nicaragua
3098#
3099# This uses Shanks & Pottenger for times before 2005.
3100#
3101# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-04-12):
3102# I've got reports from 8 different people that Nicaragua just started
3103# DST on Sunday 2005-04-10, in order to save energy because of

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3112# The decree doesn't say anything about daylight saving, but for now let's
3113# assume that it is daylight saving....
3114#
3115# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-21):
3116# The Associated Press story on the time change, which can be found at
3117# http://www.lapalmainteractivo.com/guias/content/gen/ap/America_Latina/AMC_GEN_NICARAGUA_HORA.html
3118# and elsewhere, says (fifth paragraph, translated from Spanish): "The last
3119# time that a change of clocks was applied to save energy was in the year 2000
3015
3016# Nicaragua
3017#
3018# This uses Shanks & Pottenger for times before 2005.
3019#
3020# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-04-12):
3021# I've got reports from 8 different people that Nicaragua just started
3022# DST on Sunday 2005-04-10, in order to save energy because of

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3031# The decree doesn't say anything about daylight saving, but for now let's
3032# assume that it is daylight saving....
3033#
3034# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-21):
3035# The Associated Press story on the time change, which can be found at
3036# http://www.lapalmainteractivo.com/guias/content/gen/ap/America_Latina/AMC_GEN_NICARAGUA_HORA.html
3037# and elsewhere, says (fifth paragraph, translated from Spanish): "The last
3038# time that a change of clocks was applied to save energy was in the year 2000
3120# during the Arnoldo Aleman administration."...
3039# during the Arnoldo Alem��n administration."...
3121# The northamerica file says that Nicaragua has been on UTC-6 continuously
3122# since December 1998. I wasn't able to find any details of Nicaraguan time
3123# changes in 2000. Perhaps a note could be added to the northamerica file, to
3124# the effect that we have indirect evidence that DST was observed in 2000.
3125#
3040# The northamerica file says that Nicaragua has been on UTC-6 continuously
3041# since December 1998. I wasn't able to find any details of Nicaraguan time
3042# changes in 2000. Perhaps a note could be added to the northamerica file, to
3043# the effect that we have indirect evidence that DST was observed in 2000.
3044#
3126# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2005-11-02):
3045# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2005-11-02):
3127# Nicaragua left DST the 2005-10-02 at 00:00 (local time).
3128# http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/presidencia/files_index/secretaria/comunicados/2005/septiembre/26septiembre-cambio-hora.htm
3129# (2005-09-26)
3130#
3046# Nicaragua left DST the 2005-10-02 at 00:00 (local time).
3047# http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/presidencia/files_index/secretaria/comunicados/2005/septiembre/26septiembre-cambio-hora.htm
3048# (2005-09-26)
3049#
3131# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-05-05):
3050# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-05-05):
3132# http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2006/05/01/nacionales/18410
3133# (my informal translation)
3051# http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2006/05/01/nacionales/18410
3052# (my informal translation)
3134# By order of the president of the republic, Enrique Bolanos, Nicaragua
3053# By order of the president of the republic, Enrique Bola��os, Nicaragua
3135# advanced by sixty minutes their official time, yesterday at 2 in the
3054# advanced by sixty minutes their official time, yesterday at 2 in the
3136# morning, and will stay that way until 30.th. of september.
3055# morning, and will stay that way until 30th of September.
3137#
3056#
3138# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-09-30):
3057# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-09-30):
3139# http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/buscador_gaceta/BD/DECRETOS/2006/D-063-2006P-PRN-Cambio-Hora.pdf
3140# My informal translation runs:
3141# The natural sun time is restored in all the national territory, in that the
3142# time is returned one hour at 01:00 am of October 1 of 2006.
3143#
3144# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
3145Rule Nic 1979 1980 - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D
3146Rule Nic 1979 1980 - Jun Mon>=23 0:00 0 S

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3157 -5:00 - EST 1992 Sep 24
3158 -6:00 - CST 1993
3159 -5:00 - EST 1997
3160 -6:00 Nic C%sT
3161
3162# Panama
3163# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3164Zone America/Panama -5:18:08 - LMT 1890
3058# http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/buscador_gaceta/BD/DECRETOS/2006/D-063-2006P-PRN-Cambio-Hora.pdf
3059# My informal translation runs:
3060# The natural sun time is restored in all the national territory, in that the
3061# time is returned one hour at 01:00 am of October 1 of 2006.
3062#
3063# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
3064Rule Nic 1979 1980 - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D
3065Rule Nic 1979 1980 - Jun Mon>=23 0:00 0 S

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3076 -5:00 - EST 1992 Sep 24
3077 -6:00 - CST 1993
3078 -5:00 - EST 1997
3079 -6:00 Nic C%sT
3080
3081# Panama
3082# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3083Zone America/Panama -5:18:08 - LMT 1890
3165 -5:19:36 - CMT 1908 Apr 22 # Colon Mean Time
3084 -5:19:36 - CMT 1908 Apr 22 # Col��n Mean Time
3166 -5:00 - EST
3167
3168# Puerto Rico
3169# There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use 'Puerto_Rico'.
3170# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3171Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:25 - LMT 1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan
3172 -4:00 - AST 1942 May 3
3173 -4:00 US A%sT 1946
3174 -4:00 - AST
3175
3176# St Kitts-Nevis
3177# St Lucia
3085 -5:00 - EST
3086
3087# Puerto Rico
3088# There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use 'Puerto_Rico'.
3089# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3090Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:25 - LMT 1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan
3091 -4:00 - AST 1942 May 3
3092 -4:00 US A%sT 1946
3093 -4:00 - AST
3094
3095# St Kitts-Nevis
3096# St Lucia
3178# See 'southamerica'.
3097# See America/Port_of_Spain.
3179
3180# St Pierre and Miquelon
3181# There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use 'Miquelon'.
3182# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3183Zone America/Miquelon -3:44:40 - LMT 1911 May 15 # St Pierre
3184 -4:00 - AST 1980 May
3185 -3:00 - PMST 1987 # Pierre & Miquelon Time
3186 -3:00 Canada PM%sT
3187
3188# St Vincent and the Grenadines
3098
3099# St Pierre and Miquelon
3100# There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use 'Miquelon'.
3101# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3102Zone America/Miquelon -3:44:40 - LMT 1911 May 15 # St Pierre
3103 -4:00 - AST 1980 May
3104 -3:00 - PMST 1987 # Pierre & Miquelon Time
3105 -3:00 Canada PM%sT
3106
3107# St Vincent and the Grenadines
3189# See 'southamerica'.
3108# See America/Port_of_Spain.
3190
3191# Turks and Caicos
3192#
3193# From Chris Dunn in
3194# <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=415007>
3195# (2007-03-15): In the Turks & Caicos Islands (America/Grand_Turk) the
3196# daylight saving dates for time changes have been adjusted to match
3197# the recent U.S. change of dates.

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3216Rule TC 2007 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 0 S
3217# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3218Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890
3219 -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
3220 -5:00 TC E%sT
3221
3222# British Virgin Is
3223# Virgin Is
3109
3110# Turks and Caicos
3111#
3112# From Chris Dunn in
3113# <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=415007>
3114# (2007-03-15): In the Turks & Caicos Islands (America/Grand_Turk) the
3115# daylight saving dates for time changes have been adjusted to match
3116# the recent U.S. change of dates.

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3135Rule TC 2007 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 0 S
3136# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
3137Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890
3138 -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
3139 -5:00 TC E%sT
3140
3141# British Virgin Is
3142# Virgin Is
3224# See 'southamerica'.
3143# See America/Port_of_Spain.
3144
3145
3146# Local Variables:
3147# coding: utf-8
3148# End: